Raintree County (1957)

December 20, 1957 (US) • Romance, Drama, History • 188m

Overview

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Writers

Ross Lockridge Jr., Millard Kaufman

Top Billed

Elizabeth Taylor

Keywords

civil war love triangle love 19th century

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Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Susanna Drake Shawnessy

Montgomery Clift

John Wickliff Shawnessy

Eva Marie Saint

Nell Gaither

Nigel Patrick

Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles

Lee Marvin

Orville 'Flash' Perkins

Rod Taylor

Garwood B. Jones

Agnes Moorehead

Ellen Shawnessy

Walter Abel

T.D. Shawnessy

Jarma Lewis

Barbara Drake

Tom Drake

Bobby Drake

Rhys Williams

Ezra Gray

Russell Collins

Niles Foster

DeForest Kelley

Southern Officer

Eileen Stevens

Miss Roman

Luana Lee

Girl (uncredited)

Sue George

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Myrna Hansen

Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Ruth Attaway

Parthenia (uncredited)

John Barton

Townsman (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Jake - Bartender (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Spectator (uncredited)

George Boyce

Party Guest (uncredited)

Henry Brock

Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Burnett

Tom Conway (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

Townsman (uncredited)

William Challee

Spectator (uncredited)

Phil Chambers

Starter (uncredited)

Robert Cole

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gene Coogan

Townsman (uncredited)

Isabel Cooley

Soona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited)

Josephine Cummins

Woman (uncredited)

Jack Daly

Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Dante

Jesse Gardner (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime

Bartender (uncredited)

Phyllis Douglas

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

Club Patron (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Nat Franklin (uncredited)

John Eldredge

Cousin Sam (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Townsman (uncredited)

George Ford

Club Patron (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Pantomimist (uncredited)

Joel Friend

Party Guest (uncredited)

Joseph Glick

Soldier (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Madame Gaubert (uncredited)

James Griffith

Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

Myrna Hansen

Lydia Grey (uncredited)

Stacy Harris

Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

Rosalind Hayes

Bessie (uncredited)

Bill Hickman

Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)

Judi Jordan

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Kreig

Spectator (uncredited)

Janet Lake

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Donald Losby

Jim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited)

Mickey Maga

Jim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Townsman (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney

Blind Man (uncredited)

Gardner McKay

Bearded Soldier (uncredited)

Russell Meeker

Townsman (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

Spectator at footrace (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

Old Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited)

Ray Pourchot

Soldier (uncredited)

Ford Raymond

Townsman (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Prostitute (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan

Spectator at Footrace (uncredited)

Robert Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle

Townsman (uncredited)

Tony Rosa

Party Guest (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Townsman (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Soble

Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Eileen Stevens

Miss Roman (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson

Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Walker

Old George (uncredited)

Charles Watts

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Ross Lockridge Jr.

Novel

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay

Charles Rosher Jr.

Camera Loader

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Millard Kaufman

Associate Producer

Thomas D. Tannenbaum

Associate Producer

David Lewis

Producer

John D. Dunning

Editor

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Urie McCleary

Art Direction

William A. Horning

Art Direction

Wesley C. Miller

Sound Recordist

Dale Deverman

Camera Operator

Fred J. Koenekamp

Assistant Camera

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

Lowell Kinsall

Sound

Burdick S. Trask

Sound Recordist

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Ridgeway Callow

Assistant Director

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Alex Romero

Choreographer

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Carl Roup

Assistant Director

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$5,474,000

Revenue

$9,080,000

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Raintree County (1957)

Ross Lockridge Jr., Millard Kaufman

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