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As Ben soon finds out, the entire town is practically owned by [[Uncle Pennybags|Will Varner]] (Welles), Clara's father. Will takes an instant liking to Ben, who refuses to kowtow to the wealthy landowner. Will sees in Ben a [[Not So Different|younger version of himself]], with his ruthless ambition and easy confidence, something sorely lacking in his only son, [[Inadequate Inheritor|Jody]].
Will is also disappointed by his daughter Clara, who works as a local schoolteacher and is still single. Her only prospect is a local blue-blood named Alan...who is also a complete [[
Clara, on the other hand, is not happy with the arrangement.
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* [[Marry for Love]]: Clara expresses her desire for this.
* [[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 The Waiter]]: This is the [[Deep South]] in the 1950's, so it's not hard to believe that the Varners have black servants working for them. However, Will never talks down to Lucius, the butler, and even laughs with him. Ben is likewise amiable with the help.
* [[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.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Clara slaps Ben after his first attempt. His second is more successful.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Orson Welles was already world-renown for this by the time filming started. There's a story that while working, director Martin Ritt got so fed up with Welles' prima-donnaism that he drove Welles into the middle of a swamp, kicked him out of the car and forced him to find his own way back. They got along famously after that.
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: When the Varner barn catches on fire, some of the men in town come after Ben due to his reputation.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Ben's family history is definitely a personal issue with him, but damn if he wasn't good-looking enough to make up for it!
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]
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