Hot Spell (1958)
Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!
86 min
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
- Release date
- May 21, 1958
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Shirley Booth as Alma Duval
- Anthony Quinn as John Henry Duval
- Shirley MacLaine as Virginia Duval
- Earl Holliman as John Henry 'Buddy' Duval Jr.
- Eileen Heckart as Alma's Friend
- Clint Kimbrough as Billy Duval
- Warren Stevens as Wyatt Mitchell - Virginia's Boyfriend
- Jody Lawrance as Dora May
- Harlan Warde as Harry
- Valerie Allen as Ruby
Crew
- Daniel Mann · Director
- Lonnie Coleman · Writer
- James Poe · Writer
- Hal B. Wallis · Producer
- Alex North · Composer
- Loyal Griggs · Cinematographer
- Warren Low · Editor