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White Heat

  • 1934
  • Passed
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Hardie Albright, Virginia Cherrill, and David Newell in White Heat (1934)
DramaRomance

Plantation owner William Hawkes (David Newell) doesn't approve of the fact that most of the white men on the island have married, or are living with native girls. He doesn't approve of mixed... Read allPlantation owner William Hawkes (David Newell) doesn't approve of the fact that most of the white men on the island have married, or are living with native girls. He doesn't approve of mixed marriages and is equally opposed to accepting the "gifts of love" offered to him by the n... Read allPlantation owner William Hawkes (David Newell) doesn't approve of the fact that most of the white men on the island have married, or are living with native girls. He doesn't approve of mixed marriages and is equally opposed to accepting the "gifts of love" offered to him by the native girls. One night, after several hours of hard drinking, he sees Leilani (Mona Maris)... Read all

  • Director
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • James Bodrero
    • Lois Weber
  • Stars
    • Virginia Cherrill
    • Mona Maris
    • Hardie Albright
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    74
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    • Director
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • James Bodrero
      • Lois Weber
    • Stars
      • Virginia Cherrill
      • Mona Maris
      • Hardie Albright
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Virginia Cherrill
    Virginia Cherrill
    • Lucille Cheney
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Leilani
    Hardie Albright
    Hardie Albright
    • Chandler Morris
    David Newell
    David Newell
    • William Hawkes
    Arthur Clayton
    Arthur Clayton
    • Armia
    Robert R. Stephenson
    Robert R. Stephenson
    • Mac
    • (as Bob Stevenson)
    Whitney De Rahm
    • Hale
    Naomi Childers
    Naomi Childers
    • Mrs. Cheney
    Nani Palsa
    • Adam
    Kolimau Kamai
    • Lono
    Kamaunani Achi
    • Mrs. Hale
    Peter Lee Hyun
    • Soong
    Nohill Naumu
    • Leilani's Father
    • Director
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • James Bodrero
      • Lois Weber
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    One Lois Weber movie not likely to be endorsed by any wing of the Women's Lib movement.

    White Heat is both sexist and racist in presentation and attitude but that may also be the only direction writer/director Lois Weber could have taken it in 1934. The ending finds Leilana, the ever-faithful stand-by-her-man island type, the only character among the leads with any character at all and that was most likely Weber's point. One does have to question Leilana's choice of men, the ever-moody, always-suffering David Newell. Surely, Al Kikume was diving off a point somewhere on this Hawaiian island.

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      This film is believed lost.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cane Fire
    • Filming locations
      • Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • Seven Seas Corp.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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