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Hot Spell

Hot Spell

Hot Spell

Hot Spell

Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!

1958•1h 26m•

★5.9(8 ratings)

Drama

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.

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Main Cast

Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth

Alma Duval

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Jack Duval

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Virginia Duval

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Buddy Duval

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Fan

Clint Kimbrough

Clint Kimbrough

Billy Duval

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Wyatt

Jody Lawrance

Jody Lawrance

Dora May

Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde

Harry

Valerie Allen

Valerie Allen

Ruby

Stafford Repp

Stafford Repp

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Irene Tedrow

Irene Tedrow

Essie Mae (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Assistant Director: Michael D. Moore
Script Supervisor: Stanley K. Scheuer
Director: Daniel Mann
Director: George Cukor
Second Assistant Director: Ralph Axness

Writing

Screenplay: James Poe
Novel: Lonnie Coleman

Production

Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: Winston H. Leverett
Sound Recordist: Harold Lewis
Original Music Composer: Alex North

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Otto Pierce
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs

Editing

Supervising Editor: Warren Low

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Arthur Krams
Set Decoration: Sam Comer
Art Direction: Hal Pereira
Art Direction: Tambi Larsen

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Supervisor: Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist: Frank Westmore
Hair Supervisor: Nellie Manley
Makeup Artist: Joe Stinton
Costume Design: Edith Head
Wardrobe Designer: Ed Fitzharris

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Farciot Edouart

Keywords

adulterydepressionhusband wife relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipsdysfunctional marriageunfaithfulnessextramarital affair

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!"

#2

The runtime is 86 minutes (1h 26m).

#3

The film was directed by Daniel Mann.

#4

The screenplay was written by James Poe.

#5

The score was composed by Alex North.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Loyal Griggs.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0051742.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

8 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Hot Spell

Status:

Released

Language:

English, Deutsch

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Wallis-Hazen Inc.