The Long, Hot Summer

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Plot Summary

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

small town

based on novel or book

arranged marriage

host family

family relationships

sexual tension

arson

class differences

false accusations

arsonist

sexual repression

overbearing father

stranger

based on short story

sharecropper

general store

father son conflict

summertime

father son relationship

father daughter relationship

southern gothic

seducer

charming man