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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.

1h 54m1955PGTMDb 6.3

DramaRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Joshua LoganJoshua LoganDirectorWilliam HoldenWilliam HoldenHal CarterKim NovakKim NovakMadge OwensRosalind RussellRosalind RussellRosemary · The School TeacherBetty FieldBetty FieldFlo OwensSusan StrasbergSusan StrasbergMillie OwensCliff RobertsonCliff RobertsonAlan BensonArthur O'ConnellArthur O'ConnellHoward BevansVerna FeltonVerna FeltonHelen PottsReta ShawReta ShawIrma HendersonNick AdamsNick Adams'Bomber'Raymond BaileyRaymond BaileyMr. BensonElizabeth WilsonElizabeth WilsonChristine SchoenwalderPhyllis NewmanPhyllis NewmanJuanita Badger

Storyline

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.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 November 1955
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (115 votes)

Production

Director
Joshua Logan
Writers
Daniel Taradash
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$9.0M
Profit
$6.0M
Return
3.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English