Drama based on William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring William Holden. When a drifter arrives in a small Kansas town during Labour Day celebrations and looks up an old college friend, he is invited to participate in the festivities. There he meets his chum's stunningly attractive fiancée, and instantly falls for her.
This adaptation of William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play earned six Oscar nominations for its daringly frank depiction (by 1950s standards) of the emotional havoc wreaked on the women of a rustic Kansas town when a sexy itinerant joins their Labour Day picnic. William Holden (not ideal for the role, but nonetheless giving a polished performance) is the attractive cat among the pigeons, among them tomboy Susan Strasberg, frustrated spinster Rosalind Russell and town beauty Kim Novak. Directed for maximum cinematic effect by Joshua Logan, this is enjoyable drama with an edge.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Hal Carter | William Holden (2) |
| Rosemary Sydney | Rosalind Russell |
| Flo Owens | Betty Field |
| Madge Owens | Kim Novak |
| Millie Owens | Susan Strasberg |
| Alan | Cliff Robertson |
| Howard Bevans | Arthur O'Connell |
| Bomber | Nick Adams |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Joshua Logan |
