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Synopsis
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Cast
Paul Newman·Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward·Iris
Anthony Franciosa·Broussard
Murray Hamilton·Kilbourne
Gail Strickland·Mavis
Melanie Griffith·Schuyler
Linda Haynes·Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel·Franks
Paul Koslo·Candy
Joe Canutt·Glo