Dir. Joshua Logan · Starring William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg, Cliff Robertson · Music George Duning
“Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!”
DramaRomance
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
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A sun-drenched, Technicolor dream of idyllic Americana, tinged with the unspoken tensions of social divides and simmering desires. It feels like a perfect summer day where secrets lurk beneath the surface of polite society.
nostalgicidyllicromantictensemelancholicsteadyclassic HollywoodTechnicolormelodramasocial classforbidden loverepressed desiresmall-town life
small townpicnicbased on play or musicalkansasusadrifterlabor daysexual repressionsocial differencescollege friendsmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipsocial prejudices