"In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire..."
In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.
Peter GlenvilleDirector
John Buchanan Jr.
Alma Winemiller
Rosa Zacharias
Mrs. Winemiller
Dr. Buchanan
Papa Zacharias
Nellie Ewell
Rev. Winemiller
Mrs. Ewell
Roger Doremus
Archie Kramer
Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Alma as a Girl (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Saleslady (uncredited)
Drummer (uncredited)
Dusty (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mrs. Bassett (uncredited)
Cynthia (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Drunk on Porch (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Pearl (uncredited)
Young Townsman (uncredited)
Poet (uncredited)
Mr. Gilliam (uncredited)
Crap Player (uncredited)
Fairy Princess (uncredited)
Thomas (uncredited)
Nico (uncredited)
Crap Shooter (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Second Nurse (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Dr. Hodges (uncredited)
Committee Woman (uncredited)
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
John (uncredited)
Dignitary-Bandleader (uncredited)