Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 201 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
- hotel
- petrol
- jealousy
- judge
- funeral
- texas
- wine cellar
- ranch
- senator
- restaurant
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Rock Hudson
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
James Dean
Jett Rink
Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II
- Jane Withers — Vashti Synthe
- Chill Wills — Uncle Bawley
- Mercedes McCambridge — Luz Benedict
- Dennis Hopper — Jordy Benedict
- Sal Mineo — Angel Obregón II
- Rod Taylor — David Karfrey
- Judith Evelyn — Nancy Lynnton
- Earl Holliman — Bob Dace
- Robert Nichols — Mort 'Pinky' Snythe
- Paul Fix — Horace Lynnton
- Alexander Scourby — Old Polo
- Directed
- George Stevens
- Written
- Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 767 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, George Stevens Jr. Productions
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