Hot Spell
Released: May 21, 1958Runtime: 86 min
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.
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Shirley Booth
as Alma Duval
Anthony Quinn
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Shirley Maclaine
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Earl Holliman
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Eileen Heckart
as Alma's Friend
Clint Kimbrough
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Warren Stevens
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Jody Lawrance
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Harlan Warde
as Harry
Valerie Allen
as Ruby
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