The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer (1985)

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.

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  • First Air Date: 1985-10-06
  • Last Air Date: 1985-10-07
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Episode Runtime: 200 min.
  • Network: NBC
  • Director: Stuart Cooper

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    2 Episodes

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Cast

  • Don Johnson

    Ben Quick

  • Jason Robards

    Will Varner

  • Judith Ivey

    Noel Varner

  • Cybill Shepherd

    Eula Varner

  • Ava Gardner

    Minnie Littlejohn

  • William Russ

    Jody Varner

  • Wings Hauser

    Wilson Mahood

  • Stephen Davies

    Alan Stewart

  • Alexandra Johnson

    Mrs. Stewart

  • Albert Hall

    Armistead Howlett

  • William Forsythe

    Isaac

  • James Gammon

    Billy Quick

  • Rance Howard

    Wilk

  • Bill Thurman

    Houstin

  • Robert Wentz

    Ratliff

  • Irma P. Hall

    Cecilia Howlett

  • Joe Berryman

    Deputy Hampton

  • Patricia Rendleman

    Lisa

  • Norman Bennett

    Auctioneer

  • Jerry Haynes

    Lew

  • Byron Nora

  • David Stump

  • Jim Clancy

  • Jecori White

  • Don Simmons

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