Summer and Smoke
A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student who prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.
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"Tennessee Williams brilliant and expertly told tale of a woman and man whose moral standards or lack of standards never meet as they they both journey to opposite extremes. The story is set in 1916. The lead role of a meticulous yet nervously self conscious reverend's daughter is skillfully portrayed by Geraldine Page. Her name is Alma, as she indicates early on, is Spanish for soul. Too highly moral minded to act on or even think of the physical acts of pleasure she exists in a fantasized world of the romanticized connection of souls. The realities of her life justify her mental escape..."
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Hal Wallis Productions bought the film rights to the play in 1952, shortly before its Off-Broadway revival, for $100,000.
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A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student who prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.