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Director:
Writers:
Robert Penn Warren (novel)
John Twist (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 1957 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!
Plot:
Mantha Starr grows up as a privileged southern Belle in the ante-bellum South but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers her mother was black. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Clark Gable ... Hamish Bond

Yvonne De Carlo ... Amantha Starr

Sidney Poitier ... Rau-Ru

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ... Lt. Ethan Sears
Rex Reason ... Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)

Patric Knowles ... Charles de Marigny
Torin Thatcher ... Capt. Canavan

Andrea King ... Miss Idell

Ray Teal ... Mr. Calloway
Russell Evans ... Jimmee (Bond's steward)
Carolle Drake ... Michele (Bond's housekeeper)

Raymond Bailey ... Mr. Stuart (plantation owner)
Tommie Moore ... Dollie (Bond's house servant)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Barcroft ... Gillespie - Starrwood Plantation Overseer (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake ... Auctioneer (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler (uncredited)
X Brands ... Officer (uncredited)
Robert Carson ... Bidder (uncredited)
Miles Clark ... Black Child (uncredited)
Robert Clarke ... Auction Participant (uncredited)
Zelda Cleaver ... Sukie (uncredited)
Myron Cook ... Officer (uncredited)
Noreen Corcoran ... Young Manty (uncredited)
Giselle D'Arc ... Salesgirl (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... Man at Auction (uncredited)

Ann Doran ... Mrs. Morton (uncredited)
Pete Dunn ... Officer (uncredited)
William Fawcett ... Mourner (uncredited)
Harry Fleer ... Aide (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Aaron Starr (uncredited)
Anthony Ghazlo Jr. ... Driver (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ... Bidder (uncredited)
Janine Grandel ... Proprietor (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh ... Seaman (uncredited)
Jean Harvey ... Mourner (uncredited)
Jim Hayward ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles Heard ... Helper (uncredited)
Charles Horvath ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Hudson ... Officer (uncredited)
Mayo Loiseaux ... Girl (uncredited)
Maurice Marsac ... Auction Participant (uncredited)
Paul McGuire ... Officer (uncredited)
Carla Merey ... Girl (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell ... Old Gentleman (uncredited)

Juanita Moore ... Budge (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Younger Man (uncredited)
Zon Murray ... Union Corporal (uncredited)
Joseph C. Narcisse ... Chad (uncredited)
Riza Royce ... Mrs. Hopewell (uncredited)

William Schallert ... Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
Morgan Shaan ... Corporal (uncredited)
Martin Smith ... Officer (uncredited)
Walter Smith ... Black Soldier (uncredited)
Ann Staunton ... Mother (uncredited)

Bob Steele ... Union Private (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan ... Flower Vendor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Man at Auction (uncredited)
Charles Victor ... Officer (uncredited)
Dan White ... Trader (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Minister (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... Runaway (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raoul Walsh 
 
Writing credits
Robert Penn Warren (novel "Band of Angels")

John Twist (screenplay) and
Ivan Goff (screenplay) and
Ben Roberts (screenplay)

Original Music by
Max Steiner 
 
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard 
 
Film Editing by
Folmar Blangsted 
 
Art Direction by
Franz Bachelin 
 
Set Decoration by
William Wallace 
 
Costume Design by
Marjorie Best 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Alleborn .... assistant director
Russell Saunders .... assistant director (as Russ Saunders)
 
Sound Department
Eugene Marks .... sound editor
George Reid .... sound editor
Francis E. Stahl .... sound (as Francis Stahl)
Finn Ulback .... sound editor
 
Stunts
Fred Carson .... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Murray Cutter .... orchestrator
Jester Hairston .... choral director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Lewis Smith .... dialogue supervisor
 
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Runtime:
125 min
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Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Australia:PG

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Trivia:
The film proved to be a complete failure on release, both critically and commercially. Clark Gable was annoyed by the comparisons with Gone with the Wind (1939) and instructed his agent, "If it doesn't suit an old geezer with false teeth, forget about it." He also decided to part company with Raoul Walsh, previously one of his favorite directors.See more »
Quotes:
Amantha Starr:You say you won't touch me. You give me your *word* as a gentleman. Well, what's to stop you from breakin' your word late one night and forcin' yourself on me while I sleep?
Hamish Bond:[grins] Only the word of a gentleman.
Amantha Starr:[late that night, unable to sleep] He said he wouldn't. But those are his footsteps, coming down the hall. Coming closer!
[listens tensely]
Amantha Starr:He didn't! Not tonight, anyway. Why not?
[Frowning at first, she thinks it over, then gradually falls asleep]
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9 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Southern Charm, 31 March 2005
Author: Jeff Horton (teufelhunden_15) from Lake City, FL United States

Mr. Hamish Bond,

What a great movie here! I've sit down and watched it time and time again. A film with a little bit over everything, well design story with a touch of Southern charm.. =) Point De Loop will live forever in my heart.

If you enjoy older movie with a plot and tired of today's computer back screens and FX, then this movie is for you. In a time when actors made movies what they are. Trust me a Southern boy from the South who grew up in some of these terms. Another good movie from Gable is Run Silence Run deep...

Yall take care now..

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