Overview
When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
Cast
- Don Johnson as Ben Quick
- Jason Robards as Will Varner
- Judith Ivey as Noel Varner
- Cybill Shepherd as Eula Varner
- Ava Gardner as Minnie Littlejohn
- William Russ as Jody Varner
- Wings Hauser as Wilson Mahood
- Stephen Davies as Alan Stewart
- Alexandra Johnson as Mrs. Stewart
- Albert Hall as Armistead Howlett