"Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners."
Paul Newman
as Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
as Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
as Jody Varner
Orson Welles
as Will Varner
Lee Remick
as Eula Varner
Angela Lansbury
as Minnie Littlejohn
Richard Anderson
as Alan Stewart
Sarah Marshall
as Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson
as Elizabeth Stewart
J. Pat O'Malley
as Ratliff
Bill Walker
as Lucius
Robert Adler
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Val Avery
as Wilk (uncredited)
Jim Brandt
as Linus Olds (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
as Harry Peabody (uncredited)
Lee Erickson
as Tom Shortly (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Harris (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
as Houston (uncredited)
Nicholas King
as John Fisher (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
as J. V. Bookright (uncredited)
Steve Widders
as Buddy Peabody (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Helen Wallace
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Martin Ritt
Director
Lionel Newman
Conductor
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
L.B. Abbott
Special Effects
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Jimmie Rodgers
Vocals
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
William Faulkner
Short Story
Leonard Doss
Other
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Eli Benneche
Jerry Wald
Producer
Lyle R. Wheeler
Adele Palmer
Costume Design
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Harry M. Leonard
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Songs
Harriet Frank Jr.
Screenplay
Irving Ravetch
Novel