TMDb Rating
5.4/10
7 verified votes
Hot Spell (1958)
Drama
86 min
"Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!"
Plot Summary
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
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Keywords to include
DramaDaniel MannShirley BoothAnthony Quinn1958
Director
Daniel Mann
Top Cast
Shirley BoothAnthony QuinnShirley MacLaineEarl HollimanEileen Heckart
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