She rescues him and takes him back to the school, but instead of notifying the local patrol of his presence so that he will be taken to prison, the headmistress, Miss Martha (Geraldine Page), her assistant Edwina (Elizabeth Hartman), their black servant Hallie (Mae Mercer), and the mostly teenage girls take him in, heal him, and fall under his spell. Clint Eastwood portrays John McBurney, a Union soldier who is shot on Confederate ground and discovered by a young girl from a nearby girls' school. I'm not putting any spoilers in this review, and if you want to see the film as it should be seen, then be careful of looking it up on the internet, as spoiler reviews of it do abound. It is a Gothic tale of deception and horror set in the time of the Civil War, with an underlying tone of eroticism and sexual tension running throughout. Interesting notes: Eastwood and Siegel had to battle with Universal Pictures to keep the original ending, and they won out and, the film was billed as a standard Eastwood western, which it certainly is not. I only had an old battered VHS tape of it until I recently purchased the widescreen DVD, which also includes the hilarious, awful trailer that makes the film come across as a "Peyton Place" soap opera, and conveys none of the creepiness of the film. I first saw this movie in one of my college film classes in the mid-1970's, and was immediately taken with it. An alternate title considered for the film was "Pussy-Footing Down At The Old Plantation", which thankfully was not used, otherwise I am sure raunchy jokes about the fact that it takes place at a girls' school would be difficult to avoid. Directed by Don Siegel, with whom Eastwood collaborated on several films, it was made a year before Eastwood's directorial debut with "Play Misty For Me". Kayleigh Barnes – Missouri Valley CollegeĬaitlin Cunningham – Morehead St."The Beguiled" is one of my favorite Clint Eastwood films, and a departure from his typical early roles. John (2008)Ģ021: Kyra Hayes, Brennan Thomas, Caleb JarrettĢ019: Marilyn McCarthy, Canaan Anderson, Seth RobinsonĢ017: Marilyn McCarthy, Tucker Moss, Dawson Reed, Rachel StrayerĢ012: Nicole Gardner & Trisha Frazier, Tyler BooneĬross Country Athletes that have run in college: Bridges District 4 Male Coach of the YearĢ018 – TSSAA Male Cross-Country Coach of the YearĢ018 – Tennessean Male Cross-Country Coach of the YearĢ017 – USTFCCA Tennessee Boys Cross Country Coach of the YearĢ017 – Tennessean Male Cross-Country Coach of the Year In 2017 Phil was named USTFCCA High School Boys Tennessee Cross Country Coach of the Year.Ģ019 – Tennessean Male Cross-Country Coach of the YearĢ018 – 2019 A.F. Bridges District 4 Male Coach of the Year and had the honor of being selected Tennessean Male Cross Country Coach in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2018 Young was named NFHS Tennessee Male Cross Country Coach of the year. In 2019, Canaan Anderson ran in the Foot Locker National Championship in San Diego. ![]() In 2012, the girls team finished as State Runner-up and were led by 2012 individual State Champion, Nicole Gardner. In 2021, Kyra Hayes won the individual State Championship. In 2021, the boys team finished as State Runner-up. ![]() Young helped lead the boys’ cross-country team to the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Division 1 Large School State Championship. Phil Young just finished his 15th season as Head Cross Country Coach at Siegel High School, where he has taught for 20 years. He has been a great mentor to the Siegel athletes and to the athletic staff. He did what he set out to do in his time spent at Siegel. ![]() Coach Young was always working to “make an irrelevant sport, relevant”. Long time Cross Country coach Phil Young has decided to retire after 15 seasons at the helm of the Siegel Cross Country teams.
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