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Hot Spell
“Passions explode in that hot-blooded southern town!”
59%
Movie
1h 26m
AI Analysis
Hot Spell (1958) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hot Spell (1958) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Alma 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… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hot Spell 59% (8 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Alma 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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1958-05-21
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 185266
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Is there an official trailer for Hot Spell?
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What is Hot Spell about?
Alma 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 f... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hot Spell?
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How long is the movie Hot Spell?
The official runtime for Hot Spell is approximately 86 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Shirley Booth
Alma Duval
Anthony Quinn
Jack Duval
Shirley MacLaine
Virginia Duval
Earl Holliman
Buddy Duval
Eileen Heckart
Fan
Clint Kimbrough
Billy Duval
Warren Stevens
Wyatt
Jody Lawrance
Dora May
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Harlan Warde
Harry
Valerie Allen
Ruby
Stafford Repp
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
Essie Mae (uncredited)
Bill Walker
Attendant (uncredited)
Anthony Jochim
Preacher (uncredited)
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Elsie Weller
Librarian (uncredited)
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