(ABC Primetime, 1965 - 1966) [flush from the success of the nighttime serial drama "Peyton Place", ABC attempted to repeat the formula using another 20th-Century Fox motion picture drama as the basis for this series; the 1958 motion picture was based upon a William Faulkner southern novel of the same title; the cast for this drama included actors Edmond O'Brien, Dan O'Herlihy, Roy Thinnes, Nancy Malone, Ruth Roman and Lana Wood; In 1985 a TV mini-series based upon the novel/movie starring Don Johnson was attempted, but got unfavorable criticism.]
[above is title filed for copyright; ASCAP title variations: aka: "Long Hot Summer, The"] Composers: music by Alex North (ASCAP) [professional name of Isadore Soifer], and lyric by Sammy Cahn (ASCAP) [professional name of Samuel Cohen] 1978 Publisher: Twentieth Cent. Mus. Pub. Corp. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Music Corp. (ASCAP) c/o WB Music Co. a div. of Warner/Chappell, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA Copyright Date: Dec. 19, 1957; EU 506 050. Renewal Date: Jan. 3, 1985; RE-242-277. Recordings: