Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.
Directed by John Frankenheimer
small town
based on novel or book
forbidden love
love
decadence
southern
distillery
zealous
nubile woman
prevarication
spoilt marriage
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Gregory Peck
Sheriff Henry Tawes
Tuesday Weld
Alma McCain
Estelle Parsons
Ellen Haney
Ralph Meeker
Carl McCain
Charles Durning
Wylie Hunnicutt
Nora Denney
Darlene Hunnicutt
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director
Alvin Sargent
Writer
Johnny Cash
Original Music Composer
Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
Popular Reviews
14 reviews
ash
5.0★ · 08/24/25
middle aged, greying gregory peck chasing after a 20 smth yr old girl.. this movie was made for me
middle aged, greying gregory peck chasing after a 20 smth yr old girl.. this movie was made for me
amanda
1.8★ · 02/15/25
damn that was pretty bad
damn that was pretty bad
jo jo
4.0★ · 08/19/24
i knew that too light concealer bitch would do this
i knew that too light concealer bitch would do this
emm gracePRO
*"why don’t you go to hell?"
*"tomorrow!"
𝜗♥︎𝜚 i watched this movie for one reason & one reason only & i don’t feel the need to explain that reason as it is quite clear …shirtless, horny, middled aged, greying gregory peck. i watched this movie for shirtless, horny, middled aged, greying gregory peck—was this movie great? absolutely not. but this was a shameless thirst watch & i must say, i am very much satisfied—i adore this man dearly. therefore, i will not be rating this, because i simply cannot give gregory peck two stars. ♡
*"why don’t you go to hell?"
*"tomorrow!"
𝜗♥︎𝜚 i watched this movie for one reason & one reason only & i don’t feel the need to explain that reason as it is quite clear …shirtless, horny, middled aged, greying gregory peck. i watched this movie for shirtless, horny, middled aged, greying gregory peck—was this movie great? absolutely not. but this was a shameless thirst watch & i must say, i am very much satisfied—i adore this man dearly. therefore, i will not be rating this, because i simply cannot give gregory peck two stars. ♡
