A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
- Hamilton Garth
- (as J.C. Flippen)
- Night Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Attorney Armstrong
- (uncredited)
- Joe John Garth
- (uncredited)
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
- Jack Roper
- (uncredited)
- Sheriff Hogue
- (uncredited)
- Todd
- (uncredited)
- Small Role
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaLee Remick picked out two local Charleston kids to play her children. She chose the little girl because she looked like Lee at age 7. She chose the little boy because he loved hugging and kissing Lee.
- GoofsWhen Chuck and Carol stop for gas, a torn movie poster is displayed prominently on the wall of the station. Although the title and the name of the players have been ripped off, it's quite obviously Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) with the images of its three stars, Claudette Colbert, George Brent, and Orson Welles, easily identifiable; this film was not actually produced until 12 years later, in 1945, and released in 1946.
- Quotes
Carol Garth Baldwin: [to Chuck] I'm leaving here, with you or without you, but I want you to know something... I'd be a good wife for you. A DAMN good wife. I'm smarter than you in some ways and I know what's good about you and I know what's bad and I'm not afraid to tell you... I have two children who love you. They love you and I love you... and you're not easy to love, but you do need someone... and I love you. I love you, I love you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mirror for Our Dreams: The Director: A Matter of Viewpoint (1968)
This film contains one of the all-time greatest performances by an American actress that it is possible to see. Jo Van Fleet is so convincing as the intransigent matriarch, who refuses to leave her island, that the injustice of her not receiving an Academy Award nomination for her performance still rankles. Perhaps the members of the Academy could not decide to grant her a nomination as the lead actress or as an actress in a supporting role and muffed the chance to show their admiration. Other comments here aptly point out all of the other outstanding elements in this film and the pain of seeing it so diminished in this TV broadcast (I did see it during its theatrical release, but had forgotten how eloquently most of it was done.) was, nevertheless, worthwhile. I join others who have expressed a desire for a DVD release (where the CinemaScope ratio would be approximated, we can hope.) Wish we could persuade Fox Classics to see if the response to a video audience would exceed the neglect this film was subjected to during its first exposure to the paying public.
- gregcouture
- May 27, 2003
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- Budget
- $1,595,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1