Complete credited cast: | |||
Joanne Woodward | ... | Leola Boone | |
Sheree North | ... | Isabelle Flagg | |
Tony Randall | ... | Jerry Flagg | |
Jeffrey Hunter | ... | David Martin | |
Cameron Mitchell | ... | Troy Boone | |
Patricia Owens | ... | Jean Martin | |
Barbara Rush | ... | Betty Kreitzer | |
Pat Hingle | ... | Herman Kreitzer | |
Robert H. Harris | ... | Markham (as Robert Harris) | |
Aki Aleong | ... | Iko | |
![]() |
Jim Hayward | ... | Mr. Burnett |
The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
I caught this movie at a film festival at UCLA this week-end. It was excellent. Great screen play and acting. I almost didn't recognize Tony Randall as his nose is suspiciously larger than it seems in later films. Unlike the reviewer who felt this was essentially a "Soap Opera" that was well acted, I think that this film had an obvious dark side. It wasn't just the telling of the business of others, it was the unveiling of the dark underbelly of suburban life. Not for the sake of entertainment, but for the sake of exposure. This movie reminded me a lot of a William Inge play. An expose more-so than a side show. I loved it much more than I expected to.