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Hot Spell
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5.9Alma 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.
Released: 1958-05-2186 minDir: George CukorDrama
Cast
- Shirley Booth as Alma Duval
- Anthony Quinn as Jack Duval
- Shirley MacLaine as Virginia Duval
- Earl Holliman as Buddy Duval
- Eileen Heckart as Fan
- Clint Kimbrough as Billy Duval
Themes
- adultery
- depression
- husband wife relationship
- based on play or musical
- family relationships
- dysfunctional marriage
- unfaithfulness
- extramarital affair
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
587 votes
- Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 855762
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- publication date
- 1958-01-01
- title
- Hot Spell
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Hal B. Wallis
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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Pasadena
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Shirley MacLaine
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Paramount Pictures
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Anthony Quinn
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George Cukor
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drama film
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Shirley Booth
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Valentine's Day
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Topher Grace
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Eileen Heckart
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Héctor Elizondo
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Earl Holliman
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The Rose Tattoo
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Alex North
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BUtterfield 8
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Come Back, Little Sheba
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Categories
1958 American films1958 drama films1958 English-language films1958 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican films based on playsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about adultery in the United StatesFilms directed by Daniel MannFilms produced by Hal B. WallisFilms scored by Alex NorthFilms set in New OrleansFilms with screenplays by James PoeParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateVistaVision films