Mitch is played by Karl Malden in the movie -- I kept wanting to yell at him, "walk away -- leave them alone, all of these people! They're going to do unspeakable things to your soul!"

Btw, did you know that Tennessee Williams named his fictional universe "Dragon Country"? (It's the name of one of his shorter plays as well.) He described it as an uninhabitable and yet inhabited world, a land of unendurable but nevertheless endured pain. Pretty fair summary of his major plays, isn't it?

Flagon says, roar! It's my Mum's country, really! She's on the Flag! She taught me I had to be Friendly as well as Fierce.