Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 3m

Heat Lightning

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Aline MacMahon as Olga Ann Dvorak as Myra Preston Foster as George Lyle Talbot as Jeff Glenda Farrell as Mrs. Tifton Frank McHugh as Frank
Crew
Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography Howard Bretherton — Editor Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer Warren Duff — Screenplay Brown Holmes — Screenplay Samuel Bischoff — Producer
Tagline

"I just killed a rat!"

Synopsis

Olga runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot American desert with her discontented younger sister Myra. When two escaped criminals stop for a bite to eat, Olga is reminded of the past she left behind.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Howard Bretherton Editor Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Warren Duff Screenplay Brown Holmes Screenplay Samuel Bischoff Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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