Heat Lightning
"I just killed a rat!"
1934 | 63m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Warren Duff, Brown Holmes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1934 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Warren Duff, Brown Holmes |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | mojave, pre-code |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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' - a Businessman |
| James Durkin | The Sheriff |
| Jane Darwell | Gladys - the Wife |
| Edgar Kennedy | Herbert - the Husband |
| 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) |
| Eddie Shubert | The Last Traveler (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Warren Duff | Screenplay |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Brown Holmes | Screenplay |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography, Cinematography |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Kaun | Music |
| Howard Bretherton | Editor |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Russel Trost | Casting |
| Maxwell Arnow | Casting |
| Leon Abrams | Theatre Play |
| George Abbott | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel Bischoff | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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