Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
Acting
Robert Mitchum's final role—cranky, magnificent, barely trying.
Cinematography
Newport mansions shot like they're judging your bank account.
Direction
Danny Huston's only film—nepotism done weirdly tender.
Director
Danny Huston
Anthony Edwards
Theophilus North
Robert Mitchum
Mr. Bosworth
Lauren Bacall
Mrs. Cranston
Harry Dean Stanton
Henry Simmons
Anjelica Huston
Persis Bosworth-Tennyson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Elspeth Skeel
Virginia Madsen
Sally Boffin
Tammy Grimes
Sarah Baily-Lewis
David Warner
Doctor Angus McPherson
Hunter Carson
Galloper Skeel
Christopher Durang
YMCA Clerk
Mark Metcalf
Mr. Skeel
Katharine Houghton
Mrs. Skeel
Richard Woods
Willis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anjelica Huston directed her brother Danny in a scene where she seduces Anthony Edwards—family dinners must be fun.
Based on Thornton Wilder's unfinished novel; the film treats America like Europe treats itself—mythic, slightly embarrassing.
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