The Long Hot Summer (TV series)
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The Long, Hot Summer is an American drama series
that was broadcast on ABC-TV
for one season from 1965-1966. Created by Dean Riesner
, The Long, Hot Summer was based on the novel The Hamlet
by William Faulkner
, the short story "Barn Burning", and the 1958 film of the same name
.
community of Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi. The community was dominated by the town's powerful and deceitful bank owner "Boss" Will Varner (Edmond O'Brien
). Problem arise when Ben Quick (Roy Thinnes
) returns to town to reclaim his father's farm and challenges Varner's absolute authority. Supporting characters include Clara and Jody Varner, Will's son and daughter; Minnie Littlejohn, the town's hotel owner and mistress of Will Varner; and Eula Harker, a farm girl who becomes a central point in Jody Varner's life. In January 1966, series star Edmond O'Brien left the series after a disagreement with the producers and was replaced by Dan O'Herlihy
. O'Herlihy played the role of Will Varner for the rest of the series' run.
The Long Hot Summer was scheduled on Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST
opposite CBS
' Thursday night movie and NBC
's long-running variety series The Dean Martin Show
. The series was canceled after twenty-six episodes with the last original episode airing on April 13, 1966.
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
that was broadcast on ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
for one season from 1965-1966. Created by Dean Riesner
Dean Riesner
Dean Riesner was a prolific American film and television writer.Riesner's father was a silent film director, and Dean began acting in films at the age of five. His career at this young age ended because his mother wanted her son to have a real childhood...
, The Long, Hot Summer was based on the novel The Hamlet
The Hamlet
The Hamlet is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1940, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi.-Plot introduction:...
by William Faulkner
William Faulkner
William Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career...
, the short story "Barn Burning", and the 1958 film of the same name
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury and Orson Welles...
.
Synopsis
The series was set in the Deep SouthDeep South
The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...
community of Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi. The community was dominated by the town's powerful and deceitful bank owner "Boss" Will Varner (Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien was an American actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. and his Oscar winning role in The Barefoot Contessa...
). Problem arise when Ben Quick (Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967-68 television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order...
) returns to town to reclaim his father's farm and challenges Varner's absolute authority. Supporting characters include Clara and Jody Varner, Will's son and daughter; Minnie Littlejohn, the town's hotel owner and mistress of Will Varner; and Eula Harker, a farm girl who becomes a central point in Jody Varner's life. In January 1966, series star Edmond O'Brien left the series after a disagreement with the producers and was replaced by Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
Daniel O'Herlihy was an Oscar nominated Irish film actor.-Early life:O'Herlihy was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1919. His family moved to Dublin at a young age...
. O'Herlihy played the role of Will Varner for the rest of the series' run.
The Long Hot Summer was scheduled on Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST
Eastern Time Zone
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opposite CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
' Thursday night movie and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's long-running variety series The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by crooner Dean Martin...
. The series was canceled after twenty-six episodes with the last original episode airing on April 13, 1966.
Main cast
- Edmond O'BrienEdmond O'BrienEdmond O'Brien was an American actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. and his Oscar winning role in The Barefoot Contessa...
as "Boss" Will Varner (1965-January 1966) - Dan O'HerlihyDan O'HerlihyDaniel O'Herlihy was an Oscar nominated Irish film actor.-Early life:O'Herlihy was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1919. His family moved to Dublin at a young age...
as "Boss" Will Varner (January 1966-April 1966) - Roy ThinnesRoy ThinnesRoy Thinnes is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967-68 television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order...
as Ben Quick - Nancy MaloneNancy MaloneNancy Malone is an American television actress, principally in guest roles from the 1950s to 1970s, who moved into producing and directing in the 1980s and 1990s....
as Clara Varner - Paul Geary as Jody Varner
- Ruth RomanRuth RomanRuth Roman was an American actress. One of her most memorable roles was in the Alfred Hitchcock 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train....
as Minnie Littlejohn - Lana WoodLana WoodLana Wood is an American actress and producer. She was born to Russian émigré parents, Nikolai and Maria Zakharenko, and is the younger sister of the late actress Natalie Wood. Her first major role was at age 9 in the John Wayne western The Searchers. She was a regular on the soap opera Peyton Place...
as Eula Harker
Recurring
- Paul Bryar as Sheriff Harve Anders
- Harold GouldHarold GouldHarold V. Goldstein , best known by his stage name Harold Gould, was an American actor best known for playing Martin Morgenstern in the 1970s sitcoms Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show and as Miles Webber in The Golden Girls...
as Bowman Chamberlain - Warren J. Kemmerling as Lucas Taney
- Charles Lampkin as Andrew
- William Mims as Sam Ruddabaw
- Tisha SterlingTisha SterlingTisha Sterling is an American television and film actress. She is the daughter of actor Robert Sterling and actress/singer Ann Sothern.-Life and career:...
as Susan Beauchamp - Jason WingreenJason WingreenJason Wingreen is an American actor.-Biography:Born in 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in Howard Beach, Queens, attended John Adams High School, and graduated from Brooklyn College in 1941. Wingreen lent his voice to Boba Fett in the original and 1997 theatrical versions of The Empire...
as Dr. Aaron Clark
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The Homecoming" | September 16, 1965 |
| 1-2 | "A Time for Living" | September 23, 1965 |
| 1-3 | "A Stranger to the House" | September 30, 1965 |
| 1-4 | "The Twisted Image (Part 1)" | October 7, 1965 |
| 1-5 | "The Twisted Image (Part 2)" | October 14, 1965 |
| 1-6 | "Home Is a Nameless Place" | October 21, 1965 |
| 1-7 | "No Hiding Place" | October 28, 1965 |
| 1-8 | "Run, Hero, Run" | November 4, 1965 |
| 1-9 | "The Desperate Innocent" | November 11, 1965 |
| 1-10 | "Bitter Harvest" | November 18, 1965 |
| 1-11 | "Hunter to the Wind" | December 2, 1965 |
| 1-12 | "Nor Hell a Fury" | December 9, 1965 |
| 1-13 | "The Return of the Quicks" | December 16, 1965 |
| 1-14 | "Track the Man Down" | December 30, 1965 |
| 1-15 | "Face of Fear" | January 6, 1966 |
| 1-16 | "Evil Angel" | January 13, 1966 |
| 1-17 | "Day of Thunder" | January 19, 1966 |
| 1-18 | "The Warning" | January 26, 1966 |
| 1-19 | "The Intruders" | February 2, 1966 |
| 1-20 | "From This Day Forward" | February 9, 1966 |
| 1-21 | "A Time to Die" | February 16, 1966 |
| 1-22 | "Reunion—Italian Style" | February 23, 1966 |
| 1-23 | "Blaze of Glory" | March 2, 1966 |
| 1-24 | "Crisis" | March 9, 1966 |
| 1-25 | "Carlotta, Come Home" | March 30, 1966 |
| 1-26 | "Man with Two Faces" | April 13, 1966 |
External links
- Long Hot Summer on TV IV http://tviv.org/The_Long%2C_Hot_Summer
- Long Hot Summer complete episodes on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stuartfanning+long+hot+summer&aq=f