Heat Lightning

Overview

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Top cast

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'

James Durkin

The Sheriff

Jane Darwell

Gladys

Edgar Kennedy

Herbert

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)

M

Margareta Montez

Mexican Wife (uncredited)

E

Eddie Shubert

The Last Traveler (uncredited)

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