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An award-winning film adaptation of the William Inge play. Hal Carter is an arrogant drifter who sets off dramatic fireworks when he visits a quiet Kansas town to see an old friend. ... Full DescriptionBefore long he has managed to steal Madge Owens, the most attractive girl in town, away from his pal. Much of the drama takes place in the midst
An award-winning film adaptation of the William Inge play. Hal Carter is an arrogant drifter who sets off dramatic fireworks when he visits a quiet Kansas town to see an old friend. ... Full DescriptionBefore long he has managed to steal Madge Owens, the most attractive girl in town, away from his pal. Much of the drama takes place in the midst of the town's annual Labor Day picnic. Among the many other memorable characters in the film are a spinster school teacher who desperately longs for the security of marriage, and Madge's jealous younger sister, Millie.
A study of the impact of a handsome, virile and egotistical drifter on the lives of five women in a small Kansas town over Labor Day Weekend. Based on the William Inge play. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Director. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Film Editing.
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William Holden and Kim Novak
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