White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers:

Andy Edmonds (nonfiction book "Hot Toddy"), Robert E. Thompson (story),

Stars:

Loni Anderson, Maryedith Burrell, Robert Davi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Loni Anderson	...	Thelma Todd
Maryedith Burrell	...	Patsy Kelly
Robert Davi	...	Lucky Luciano
Paul Dooley	...	Hal Roach
Linda Kelsey	...	Anne 'Mac' McMahon
Dakin Matthews	...	D.A. Buron Fitts
John O'Hurley	...	Pat DiCicco
Scott Paulin	...	Louis Marsden
Lawrence Pressman	...	Roland West
Lois Smith	...	Alice Todd
Robin Strasser	...	Jewel Carmen
Allan Wasserman	...	Medical Examiner
James Paradise	...	Vince
Mort Sertner	...	Mr. Brill
Marla Adams	...	Mrs. Ford

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

made for cable tv | color in title | hollywood | murder | year 1935 | 

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Taglines:

Hollywood's brightest star. Hollywood's darkest mystery.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blanco caliente: El misterioso asesinato de Thelma Todd

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neufeld-Keating Productions, Sandyhook Productions, Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Credited as a consultant, Andy Edmonds, author of the original source non-fiction book Hot Toddy, was on the set for every day of the shoot. Often at the request of the cast, she would advise changes in the shooting script to make the film as historically accurate as possible.

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Connections

References Corsair (1931)

User Reviews

Thelma Todd story as mystery movie

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd is basically faithful to the Andy Edmonds biography on which it is based, but ads fictional details such as private eye investigating the case and an imprisoned gangster who tells him some of the details of the case. Roland West is portrayed as quite a bit youg than he really was, and Pat di Cicco is portrayed as quite a bit older than he really was. Somehow, Zasu Pitts is left out of the story altogether, Patsy Kelly is here portrayed as being Thelma's screen partner all along ( actually Thelma Todd was first teamed with Zasu Pitts ) but Loni Anderson did a good job of portraying Thelma Todd and altogether it made and entertaining mystery movie for television.