Main Content
Play Sound Is your father coming? -Yeah. -Cal, don't get nervous. I think it looks beautiful Don't you? I love the way it looks. It looks festive, doesn't it? -Yes, it does. Yes, Cal, it looks very pretty. Do you think this is childish? -Not a bit. The room looks lovely. Your father's going to love it. How's the turkey? it's a good turkey. Smells ready -it'll be ready. Aron didn't get him anything? He told me he had something.
Is your father coming? -Yeah. -Cal, don't get nervous. I think it looks beautiful Don't you? I love the way it looks. It looks festive, doesn't it? -Yes, it does. Yes, Cal, it looks very pretty. Do you think this is childish? -Not a bit. The room looks lovely. Your father's going to love it. How's the turkey? it's a good turkey. Smells ready -it'll be ready. Aron didn't get him anything? He told me he had something.

This MP3 audio sound quote is from:

Description: Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.

Cast:
Abra: Julie Harris
Cal Trask: James Dean
Adam Trask: Raymond Massey
Sam - the Sheriff: Burl Ives
Aron Trask: Richard Davalos
Kate: Jo Van Fleet
Will Hamilton: Albert Dekker
Anne: Lois Smith
Gustav Albrecht: Harold Gordon
Rantani: Nick Dennis
Townsman at Carnival: Chalky Williams
Townswoman at Carnival: Lillian West
Prisoner: Julian Rivero
Townsman: Sammy Shack
Nurse: Barbara Baxley
Coalman at Lettuce Field: John Beradino
Joe: Timothy Carey
Charlie - Townsman at Carnival: Jack Carr
Roy Turner - Automobile Mechanic: Lonny Chapman
Draft Board Member: Edward Clark
Bouncer: Harry Cording
Workman: Max Wagner
City Official at Parade: Hal Taggart
Student: Mickey Roth
Man at Boxcar: Robert Foulk
Dr. Edwards: Richard Garrick
Undetermined Role: Ruth Gillis
Mexican Girl: Lydia Guerrero
Official at Parade: Sam Harris
Piscora's Son: Jonathan Haze
English Officer: Ramsay Hill
Shooting Gallery Concessionaire: Earle Hodgins
Trailer Narrator (voice): Lou Marcelle
Deputy Sheriff: Philo McCullough
Soldier: Edward McNally
Bartender: Tex Mooney
Soldier on Train: Ralph Moratz
Lettuce Truck Worker: Gil Perkins
Coalman at Lettuce Fields / Man at Exercise Class: William 'Bill' Phillips
Rose - Townswoman at Carnival: Rose Plumer
Helper at Boxcar: Henry Rowland
Card Dealer: Loretta Rush
Milk Bottle Concessionaire at Carnival: Charles Sherlock
Mr. Piscora: Mario Siletti
Madame: Bette Treadville
Townsman in Parade / Townsman at Carnival: Sailor Vincent

Written by: John Steinbeck, Paul Osborn

Director: Elia Kazan

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 10 Apr 1955