The Shining Hour

Nov 18, 1938

1h 16m

★ 6.6

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Overview

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Shining Hour Trailers

Cast

Olivia Riley Linden

Joan Crawford

Judy Linden

Margaret Sullavan

David Linden

Robert Young

Henry Linden

Melvyn Douglas

Hannah Linden

Fay Bainter

Roger Q. Franklin

Allyn Joslyn

Belvedere

Hattie McDaniel

Charlie Collins

Oscar O'Shea

Benny Collins

Frank Albertson

Bertie

Harry Barris

Second Man on Plane (uncredited)

Granville Bates

Club Sirocco Doorman (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Jalil is 17-year-old boy living with his Iranian family in a suburb near Helsinki. Though he has lived in Finland all his life, it seems hard for him to find acceptance among the "native" Finns. At home he faces the opposite problem. His parents demand him to respect Iranian cultural traditions. Jalil is about one day in the life of a boy standing on the edge of two cultures. On this summer day big things are bound to culminate; religion, identity, love.

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