Hot Spell (1958)

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Lonnie Coleman (novel), James Poe

Stars:

Shirley Booth, Anthony Quinn, Shirley MacLaine

Cast

Cast overview:
Shirley Booth	...	Alma Duval
Anthony Quinn	...	John Henry Duval
Shirley MacLaine	...	Virginia Duval
Earl Holliman	...	John Henry 'Buddy' Duval Jr.
Eileen Heckart	...	Alma's Friend
Clint Kimbrough	...	Billy Duval
Warren Stevens	...	Wyatt Mitchell, Virginia's Boyfriend
Jody Lawrance	...	Dora May
Harlan Warde	...	Harry
Valerie Allen	...	Ruby

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

car | louisiana | extramarital affair | housewife | infidelity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Next of Kin

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Hal B. Wallis purchased the rights to Lonnie Coleman's unproduced play in June 1956.

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Goofs

When Jack comes home from work, he places his jacket on the stair post. Later when the stair post is shown, the jacket is gone. When Jack is ready to leave the house again, the jacket is back on the stair post, he grabs it and puts it on.

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Connections

Featured in Valentine's Day (2010)

User Reviews

Worth Watching for One Scene Alone

I have a tape of this film that I haven't seen in about 8 years. Therefore, plot details have escaped me. But, in short, it's a rather sad tale of a small, small-town family whose patriarch, played by Anthony Quinn, has a mid-life crisis and philanders about while his sad, lonely wife, played with typical sensitivity and pity by Shirley Booth, sits at home, overlooking his transgressions. I remember enjoying the whole film, including Shirley MacLaine's turn as their daughter. However, one scene which stands out takes place between Eileen Eckhart and Shirley Booth. It's in the middle of the afternoon, and Eckhart teaches Booth how to drink in, I believe, Booth's kitchen. It is quietly HYSTERICAL, and proves how wonderful Eckhart was as an actress. This scene could have gone on another five minutes, it was just so entertaining.