A thief steals her heart while stealing everything else. Southern-fried Eudora Welty chaos!
In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plantation owner invites him to his home to meet his daughter.
Acting
Marjoe Gortner's evangelical showman charisma finally useful.
Score
Robert Waldman's bluegrass-folk Broadway fusion slaps unexpectedly hard.
Costume
Bandit meets ballgown aesthetic, truly unhinged.
Director
Tim Kiley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Eudora Welty's 1942 novella, itself a dark retelling of the Grimm fairy tale. The Broadway version in 1976 won zero Tonys and closed in a month.
This 1980 TV movie preservation is basically the only reason the score survives—Broadway bootlegs and this fuzzy tape are your options.
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