Passion in Hot Hollows

Cruel, conniving Norma Sue returns to her backwoods hometown with her stud lover to wreak havoc on the local denizens. Her main target is her sexually repressed sister, who runs the local hotel. At the same time, jobless slacker Billy Joe commences an affair with a broke immigrant lady whose husband is overseas. Pressured by his cheating wife to earn some cash, he decides to pimp his new paramour. Norma Sue's scheming eventually involves all these characters in intense, often nasty, interlocking liaisons, betrayals, seductions and violations

Directed by Joseph W. Sarno, Passion in Hot Hollows leans on a strong ensemble — Cherie Winters, Linda Boyce, Charlie Dobson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1969.