Heat Lightning (1934)
Melodrama que entronca con el estilo de cine negro que su director, Mervyn LeRoy, había adoptado en otras cintas como "Soy un fugitivo" (1932). Su argumento proviene de una obra teatral escrita por Leon Abrams y George Abbott, que se estrenó en Broadway en 1933. Considerada un antecedente de otra producción Warner, "El bosque petrificado" (1936), su acción transcurre en una perdida estación de servicio en California. Allí, durante 24 horas, una serie de personajes van a cruzar sus caminos con el nexo en común de Olga, la dueña del local. Ella se va a relacionar con una pareja de criminales, uno de ellos un antiguo amante.
Directora:
Mervyn LeRoy
Escritores:
Warren Duff, Brown Holmes.
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Aline MacMahon as Olga |
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Ann Dvorak as Myra |
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Preston Foster as George |
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Lyle Talbot as Jeff |
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Glenda Farrell as Mrs. Tifton |
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Frank McHugh as Frank |
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Ruth Donnelly as Mrs. Ashton-Ashley |
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Theodore Newton as Steve Laird |
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Willard Robertson as Everett Marshall |
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Harry C. Bradley as 'Popsy' |
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James Durkin as The Sheriff |
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Jane Darwell as Gladys |
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Edgar Kennedy as Herbert |
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Muriel Evans as Blonde Cutie |
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Jill Dennett as Girl with Black Bangs (uncredited) |
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Sam Hayes as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Chris-Pin Martin as Mexican Husband with Family (uncredited) |
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Margareta Montez as Mexican Wife (uncredited) |
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Eddie Shubert as The Last Traveler (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | Warren Duff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Brown Holmes | Screenplay |
| Production | Samuel Bischoff | Producer |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Editing | Howard Bretherton | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Crew | Sidney Hickox | Cinematography |
| Production | Russel Trost | Casting |
| Production | Maxwell Arnow | Casting |
| Writing | Leon Abrams | Theatre Play |
| Writing | George Abbott | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Production | William Maybery | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Orchestrator |
