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Was remade twice for television, in 1965 and again in 1985, with the latter receiving two Emmy nominations.
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* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Will tries to do this with Clara. Though he makes it clear that while she doesn't ''have'' to marry Ben if she doesn't want to, she does have to marry ''somebody.''
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Clara can't stand Ben at first and insults him freely, but the temptation to just give in is definitely there.
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* [[Female Gaze]]: At a time when the male gaze was so rampant in film, the scene on the balcony was a terrific reversal.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A good 50% of the dialogue is about sex, but the lines are so masterfully written that they were able to get past the censors without difficulty.
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* [[Happily Married]]: Jody and Eula, though it drives him insane that the rest of the boys in town are in love with is wife as well.
* [[Heat Wave]]: As the title suggests. No shock, it's Mississippi in the [[Long Hot Summer|middle of the summer]].
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* [[Inadequate Inheritor]]: Jody just [[The Woobie|can't]] live up to his father's expectations.
* [[I Want Grandkids]]
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'''Clara''': ''[[Deadpan Snarker|All of that from the two of us?]]'' }}
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* [[Kuudere]]: Clara comes off as a genuine [[Ice Queen]] to most everyone, Ben in particular, but she insists that the children of the town be educated and is much more relaxed around her friend and Alan. She even admits as much to Ben during the picnic scene.
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* [[Large Ham]]: Hoo boy, Orson Welles. His southern drawl and fake nose alone was enough to [[Chew the Scenery]] to shreds.
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Why everyone assumes that Ben is a barn burner. See also [[Malicious Slander]].
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* [[Miss Kitty]]: Minnie, Will's mistress.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Orson Welles only agreed to do the film so that he could fund his independent projects. Ritt had to badger him constantly to keep him from phoning in his performance.
* [[Nice to
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Ben is accused of being a "barn burner." A Southern term and phenomenon, it means someone who will exact revenge for a real or perceived injustice or slight by setting fire to his antagonist's barn, or other outbuilding if the barn isn't accessible.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Will is used to getting his way just by flashing some green. This tactic works on Ben--at first.
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[[Category:Films of the 1950s]]
[[Category:The Long, Hot Summer]]
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