Albert Dekker

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

Based on John Steinbeck's novel and directed by Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront), this Eden is the first of three major films that make up James Dean's movie legacy…