Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke

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1961
1h 58m
6.5(27 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

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Production Companies

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Cast & Crew

67 members
Acting

Laurence Harvey

John Buchanan Jr.

Laurence Harvey
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Geraldine Page

Alma Winemiller

Geraldine Page
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Rita Moreno

Rosa Zacharias

Rita Moreno
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Una Merkel

Mrs. Winemiller

Una Merkel
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John McIntire

Dr. Buchanan

John McIntire
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Thomas Gomez

Papa Zacharias

Thomas Gomez
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Pamela Tiffin

Nellie Ewell

Pamela Tiffin
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Malcolm Atterbury

Rev. Winemiller

Malcolm Atterbury
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Lee Patrick

Mrs. Ewell

Lee Patrick
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Max Showalter

Roger Doremus

Max Showalter
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Earl Holliman

Archie Kramer

Earl Holliman
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Rico Alaniz

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Rico Alaniz
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Cheryl Anderson

Alma as a Girl (uncredited)

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Lon Ballantyne

Orderly (uncredited)

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John Barton

Townsman (uncredited)

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Ray Beltram

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Marjorie Bennett

Saleslady (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett
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Dick Bernie

Drummer (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Margaret Blye

Dusty (uncredited)

Margaret Blye
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George Bruggeman

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Betty Lynn Budzak

Girl (uncredited)

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Irene Calvillo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Winnie Chandler

Mrs. Bassett (uncredited)

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Pattee Chapman

Cynthia (uncredited)

Pattee Chapman
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Evelyn Cotton

Nurse (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Townsman (uncredited)

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Henry Darrow

Drunk on Porch (uncredited)

Henry Darrow
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Mike De Anda

Man (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)

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Pamela Duncan

Pearl (uncredited)

Pamela Duncan
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Allen Emerson

Drummer (uncredited)

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Ray Foster

Young Townsman (uncredited)

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Chuck Fox

Poet (uncredited)

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John Frank

Mr. Gilliam (uncredited)

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Alf George

Crap Player (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Larrian Gillespie

Fairy Princess (uncredited)

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Bernie Gozier

Man (uncredited)

Bernie Gozier
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Jester Hairston

Thomas (uncredited)

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Pepe Hern

Nico (uncredited)

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Tom Hernandez

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Richard LaMarr

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Manuel Lopez

Man (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

Crap Shooter (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney
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Lester Maxwell

Boy (uncredited)

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David O. McCall

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Daphne McKay

Second Nurse (uncredited)

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Tina Menard

Townswoman (uncredited)

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Jim Michael

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Daniel Nunez

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Simon Prescott

Townsman (uncredited)

Simon Prescott
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Carlos Rivero

Man (uncredited)

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Tony Rosa

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Myrna Ross

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)

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Elektra Rozanska

Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)

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Dick Ryan

Dr. Hodges (uncredited)

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Scott Seaton

Townsman (uncredited)

Scott Seaton
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Almira Sessions

Committee Woman (uncredited)

Almira Sessions
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Harry Shannon

Dr. Burke (uncredited)

Harry Shannon
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Robert G. Slade

John (uncredited)

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Rickie Sorensen

Boy (uncredited)

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Mike Steen

Crap Player (uncredited)

Mike Steen
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Jack Tornek

Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)

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Connie Van

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Charles Watts

Dignitary-Bandleader (uncredited)

Charles Watts

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