HEAT LIGHTNING, from 1934, is another of those great early 30s Warner Bros. pictures that, despite its short running time, has far more entertainment value than most two hour-plus blockbusters made today. Aline MacMahon plays Olga, a no-nonsense woman who runs a gas station/lunch counter/ read more
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Heat Lightning
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Brown Holmes and Warren Duff from a play by Leon Abrams and George Abbott
1934/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Jeff: I can hear the warden ask if I have any last words before they turn on the heat and you ask if I want another barbeque read more
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Heat Lightning (1934). Drama. Cast: Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak and Preston Foster. It is based on the play of the same name by Leon Abrams and George Abbott.
Two sisters, Olga and Myra, run a gas station, diner and tourist hotel in the hot California desert. Olga works as a mechanic. Myra, her y read more
