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Summer and Smoke (1961)
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April 1962 (Austria) morePlot:
Plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Summer and Smoke ***1/2 more (18 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Laurence Harvey | ... | John Buchanan, Jr |
 | Geraldine Page | ... | Alma Winemiller |
 | Rita Moreno | ... | Rosa Zacharias |
 | Una Merkel | ... | Mrs. Winemiller |
| John McIntire | ... | Dr. Buchanan |
| Thomas Gomez | ... | Papa Zacharias |
| Pamela Tiffin | ... | Nellie Ewell |
 | Malcolm Atterbury | ... | Rev. Winemiller |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Mrs. Ewell |
| Max Showalter | ... | Roger Doremus (as Casey Adams) |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Archie Kramer |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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The original Broadway play "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams opened Oct. 6, 1948 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 102 performances. Ray Walston was in the cast in a supporting role. moreFAQ
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Tennessee Williams is at his best here in this great play made into a startling motion picture.
The phenomenal Geraldine Page is absolutely brilliant here as a repressed spinster who finds love with the doctor next door only to throw it away.
Williams continues his never ending attack on religion, rebelliousness, drug addiction and dysfunctional love.
Una Merkel, who received a supporting Oscar nomination for her role as Alma's (Page's) mother, is excellent here. She is weird, a manipulator and pulls out every stop in a very good performance. Too bad that her role was concentrated solely at the beginning of the film.
Laurence Harvey has what it takes as the wild doctor brought down to reality when his lifestyle causes the tragic demise of his father.
Miss Page exhibits every nuance in playing the part that made her such a great actress- a neurotic woman, in conflict with society, or is she a victim of it?