Hot Spell
Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!
1958 · 1h 26m · Unrated
Drama
Directed by
Daniel Mann
,
George Cukor
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Hot Spell
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Daniel Mann Director
- George Cukor Director
- Shirley Booth as Alma Duval
- Anthony Quinn as John Henry Duval
- Shirley MacLaine as Virginia Duval
- Earl Holliman as John Henry Duval Jr.
- Eileen Heckart as Alma's friend
- Clint Kimbrough as Billy Duval
- Warren Stevens as Wyatt
- Jody Lawrance Cast
- Harlan Warde Cast
- Valerie Allen Cast
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