The action is fully directed by Elia Kazan, whose extremely skilled hand is, if anything should be said against it, somewhat obvious. Warner Bros. shifted to seven-days-a-week production schedules to complete filming before the strike. Lottie's bigotry is revealed when she suggests that Cora and Rubin might not want to allow Reenie to accompany a Jew to the party. He tells Lottie what he thinks of her bossiness and storms out of the house. His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. An incensed Cora accuses Rubin of having an affair with Mavis Pruitt, a local widow. When the argument escalates too far, Cora is faced with a difficult decision, and decides to call in reinforcements: her older sister Lottie (Sarah LeClair) and brother-in-law Morris (Jim Wolfe). After Rubin discovers the missing money, they have a disagreement. Cora is out with her daughter Reenie, buying a dress for a birthday party of one of her classmates, which will be held at the country club. She is often most amusing, often overdone. We see Manns ability to be outgoing with a hint of sensitivity and Tomanellis poise as she lets Reenies uber-shyness start to fade. Shirley Knight garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Lee Kinsolving was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor. Retrieved September 5, 2017. In fact, he has fallen so wildly in love with her (mainly because he just lost his virginity), he has whisked her onto a bus with the assumption that the young lady will marry him. Current Totals: 12498 plays, 5653 writers, 356 monologues, Current Totals: 12498 plays, 5653 writers, 356 monologues,