Heat Lightning (1934)

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Aline MacMahon

Olga

Ann Dvorak

Myra

Preston Foster

George

Lyle Talbot

Jeff

Glenda Farrell

Mrs. Tifton

Frank McHugh

Frank

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

Theodore Newton

Steve Laird

Willard Robertson

Everett Marshall

Harry C. Bradley

Popsy

James Durkin

The Sheriff

Jane Darwell

Gladys

Edgar Kennedy

Herbert

Muriel Evans

Blonde Cutie

Jill Dennett

Girl with Black Bangs
(uncredited)

Sam Hayes

Radio Announcer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Mexican Husband with Family
(uncredited)

Margareta Montez

Mexican Wife
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency just before it changed its name to the National Legion of Decency in April, 1934. It was added to their first list of banned films, published in the May 14, 1934 edition of Motion Picture Daily. They particularly objected to the scene in which "George" leaves "Olga's" room in the morning and buttons his coat. The Office also objected to a line of dialogue delivered by one of the showgirls to her gold-digging companion, "Say, it's your turn to sit up front with that old thigh-pincher."

Goofs
Frank, the chauffeur, carries a tub of water for one of the rich lady's baths as if it weren't heavy.

Quotes
George: Want another barbequed sandwich?
Jeff: I can hear the warden ask if I have any last words before they turn on the heat and you ask if I want another barbequed sandwich?

Connections
Referenced in Film is Dead. Long Live Film! (2024)

Desert heat, strangers meet, violence flares -- granddaddy of the genre

This predecessor of The Petrified Forest (criminals on the lam change the lives of assorted characters at an isolated lunchroom) shows its origin as a Broadway play, but it's faster moving, less pretentious, and a lot less talky than the better known movie. The large cast is wonderful, especially the great Aline MacMahon; their characters well defined; and the direction and cinematography are crisp and professional. It's well worth the hour it takes to watch it.