---
title: 'A Cold Wind in August (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Singer'
released: '1961-07-26'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-cold-wind-in-august-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054755/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Cold Wind in August (1961)

1961 · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

A Cold Wind in August is a 1961 low-budget drama exploitation film directed by Alexander Singer and adapted from the eponymous novel by Burton Wohl. The film stars Lola Albright as a mentally unbalanced burlesque-show stripper in her 30s who becomes involved in a torrid romance with a 17-year-old boy played by Scott Marlowe. In reality, Marlowe was actually 28, only eight years younger than Albright.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Singer](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-singer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gerald Fried](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-fried)
- **Director of Photography:** [Floyd Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/floyd-crosby)
- **Editor:** [Jerry Lynn Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lynn-young)

## Cast

- [Scott Marlowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-marlowe)
- [Lola Albright](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-albright)
- [Joe De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-de-santis)
- [Skip Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/skip-young)
- [Jana Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-taylor)
- [Herschel Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschel-bernardi)

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