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who was the girl in cool hand luke washing the car
Joy Harmon was the 27-year-old actress who tantalized a chain-gang of sweaty convicts in the Paul Newman classic.
what was Paul Newman's role in Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman plays a man who’s convicted of cutting off the heads of parking meters after having a few too many. Luke ultimately ends up in prison.

Question: what was the critical reception of the movie
Self-contained rewrite: what was the critical reception of Cool Hand Luke