18 Nov 1955
Picnic
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Raggedy Man
Sometimes it takes a stranger to give you the courage to follow your heart.
Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town in World War II. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town.
Top Billed Cast
Sissy Spacek Nita
Eric Roberts Teddy
Sam Shepard Bailey
William Sanderson Calvin
Tracey Walter Arnold
R.G. Armstrong Rigby
Henry Thomas Harry
Carey Hollis Jr. Henry
Ed Geldart Henry
Ed Geldart Mr. Calloway
Bill Thurman Sheriff
Suzi McLaughlin Jean Lester
Lupe Juárez Crecencio the Barkeeper
Jessie Lee Fulton Miss Pud
LuBelle Camp Miss Beulah
James N. Harrell Ticket Taker
Lee Wackerhagen Old Man
Dave Davis Deputy
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