Hot Spell

May 21, 1958

1h 26m

★ 6.0

Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Wallis-Hazen Inc.

Hot Spell Trailers

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Cast

Alma Duval

Shirley Booth

Jack Duval

Anthony Quinn

Virginia Duval

Shirley MacLaine

Buddy Duval

Earl Holliman

Fan

Eileen Heckart

Billy Duval

Clint Kimbrough

Wyatt

Warren Stevens

Dora May

Jody Lawrance

Harry

Harlan Warde

Ruby

Valerie Allen

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Stafford Repp

Essie Mae (uncredited)

Irene Tedrow

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