On the eve of her execution, Nancy Mannigoe, the nurse of the daughter
of the governor of the state of Mississippi, tells her father why she
was driven to kill the child of Temple and Gowan. Several years
before, Temple was kidnapped by a bandit named Candy and the two grew
attached to one another. When, some time later, Candy returned,
Nancy killed the child to prevent her mother from leaving with
him.
Script: James Poe, William Faulkner (novel), Ruth Ford
Cinematographer: Ellsworth Fredericks
Music: Alex North
Cast: Lee Remick (Temple Drake),
Yves Montand (Candy Man),
Bradford Dillman (Gowan Stevens),
Harry Townes (Iva Bobbitt),
Odetta (Nancy Mannigoe),
Howard St. John (Governor Drake),
Jean Carson (Norma),
Reta Shaw (Miss Reba),
Strother Martin (Dog Boy),
William Mims (Lee),
Marge Redmond (Flossie),
Jean Bartel (Swede),
Hope Du Bois (Mamie),
Pamela Raymond (Cora),
Dona Lorenson (Connie),
Enid Jones (Jackie),
Linden Chiles (Randy),
Kim Hector (Bucky Stevens),
Voltaire Perkins (Judge),
Robert Gothie (Gus)
Country: USA
Language: English
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
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