Overview
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Cast
- Paul Newman as Lew Harper
- Joanne Woodward as Iris
- Anthony Franciosa as Broussard
- Murray Hamilton as Kilbourne
- Gail Strickland as Mavis
- Melanie Griffith as Schuyler
- Linda Haynes as Gretchen
- Richard Jaeckel as Franks
- Paul Koslo as Candy
- Joe Canutt as Glo