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.
Paul Newman
as Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
as Iris
Anthony Franciosa
as Broussard
Murray Hamilton
as Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
as Mavis
Melanie Griffith
as Schuyler
Linda Haynes
as Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
as Franks
Paul Koslo
as Candy
Joe Canutt
as Glo
Andrew Robinson
as Pat Reavis
Coral Browne
as Olivia
