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.
Marlon Brando
as Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
Anna Magnani
as Lady Torrance
Joanne Woodward
as Carol Cutrere
Victor Jory
as Jabe Torrance
Maureen Stapleton
as Vee Talbot
R.G. Armstrong
as Sheriff Jordan Talbott
Emory Richardson
as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
Madame Spivy
as Ruby Lightfoot
Sally Gracie
as Dolly Hamma
Lucille Benson
as Beulah Binnings
John Baragrey
as David Cutrere
Virgilia Chew
as Nurse Porter
