Overview

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

Cast

Marlon Brando

Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier

Anna Magnani

Lady Torrance

Joanne Woodward

Carol Cutrere

Victor Jory

Jabe Torrance

Maureen Stapleton

Vee Talbot

R.G. Armstrong

Sheriff Jordan Talbott

Emory Richardson

Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man