This was one of my favorite films from years past. Jean Simmons & Burt Lancaster were great. I am watching it again on Amazon Prime.
Yes. Burt Lancaster was right for that movie. He perfected the character of the traveling con man, like in The Rainmaker (1956). Would have been good in The Music Man. He was good at acting like he was acting. It took me a while to get over that typecast.
Burt Lancaster was too good in that movie. Never could watch him again without seeing the clenched jaw, veins standing out, face just as sweaty could be. Seemed to be a natural for that role.