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The Long, Hot Summer (Episode 13) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
It took three William Faulkner stories to make the sultry, southern classic film The Long, Hot Summer and one difficult movie icon to almost unmake it. Although Orson Welles was director Martin Ritt's one and only choice to play burly land baron Will Varner, the two clashed continually on the sticky Louisiana set. They would eventually make up after the movie was finished but Ritt seems to have definitely earned the moniker the industry gave him later -- the Orson Tamer.
In stark contrast, leads Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were in the throes of a love affair on and off screen and would…
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