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Cast

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Olga

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Myra

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

George

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Jeff

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Mrs. Tifton

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Frank

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. Ashton-Ashley

Theodore Newton

Theodore Newton

Steve Laird

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Everett Marshall

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

'Popsy' - a Businessman

James Durkin

James Durkin

The Sheriff

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Gladys - the Wife

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Herbert - the Husband

Muriel Evans

Muriel Evans

Blonde Cutie

Jill Dennett

Jill Dennett

Girl with Black Bangs (uncredited)

Sam Hayes

Sam Hayes

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Mexican Husband with Family (uncredited)

Margareta Montez

Margareta Montez

Mexican Wife (uncredited)

Eddie Shubert

Eddie Shubert

The Last Traveler (uncredited)

Crew

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Brown Holmes

Brown Holmes

Screenplay

Warren Duff

Warren Duff

Screenplay

Samuel Bischoff

Samuel Bischoff

Producer

Sidney Hickox

Sidney Hickox

Cinematography

Howard Bretherton

Howard Bretherton

Editor

Jack Okey

Jack Okey

Art Direction

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Bernhard Kaun

Bernhard Kaun

Music

Maxwell Arnow

Maxwell Arnow

Casting

Russel Trost

Russel Trost

Casting

Leon Abrams

Leon Abrams

Theatre Play

George Abbott

George Abbott

Theatre Play

Sidney Hickox

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

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Heat Lightning

19346.8 / 1063 min
Crime, Drama

Overview

"I just killed a rat!"

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.