Heat Lighting (1934)
-
100% of users liked it
(41 ratings)
An interesting precursor to such films as The Petrified Forest and Bus Stop, Heat Lightning takes place in a remote California-desert gas station-café. Several strange characters pass through the establishment's portals during one fateful 24-hour period, including cad-and-bounder George (Preston… More An interesting precursor to such films as The Petrified Forest and Bus Stop, Heat Lightning takes place in a remote California-desert gas station-café. Several strange characters pass through the establishment's portals during one fateful 24-hour period, including cad-and-bounder George (Preston S. Foster). Resourceful proprietress Olga (Aline MacMahon) tries to remain detached throughout but is forced to take drastic action when George threatens to seduce and abandon her own sister Myra (Ann Dvorak). Glenda Farrell, one of Warners' most reliable players, is surprisingly wasted in a glorified bit role; even further down the cast list as "Husband and Wife" are 2-reel comedy star Edgar Kennedy and future Oscar winner Jane Darwell (talk about an odd couple!) Heat Lightning was based on a stage play co-scripted by George Abbott. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 3, 1934 Wide
No Critic Reviews Found…
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Aline MacMahon
as Olga
-
Ann Dvorak
as Myra
-
Preston S. Foster
as George
-
Lyle Talbot
as Jeff
-
Glenda Farrell
as Mrs. Tifton
-
Frank McHugh
as Frank the Chauffeur
-
Ruth Donnelly
as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley
-
Theodore Newton
as Steve
-
Willard Robertson
as Everett
-
Harry C. Bradley
as The Man
-
James Durkin
as The Sheriff
-
Jane Darwell
as The Wife
-
Edgar Kennedy
as The Husband
-
Muriel Evans
as The Blonde
-
Jill Dennett
as Black Bangs
-
Chris-Pin Martin
as Mexican
-
Eddie Shubert
as Man
- Preston Foster
