Heat Lightning (1934)
March 1, 1934Release Date
Heat Lightning (1934)
March 1, 1934Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
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' - a Businessman
James Durkin
The Sheriff
Jane Darwell
Gladys - the Wife
Edgar Kennedy
Herbert - the Husband
Muriel Evans
Blonde Cutie
Jill Dennett
Girl with Black Bangs (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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Heat Lightning is a 1934 pre-Code drama film starring Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, and Preston Foster. It is based on the play of the same name by Leon Abrams and George Abbott.
The movie was one of the latter to be released before the Motion Picture Production Code was rigorously enforced. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, two months after its release, it was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency. The Hays Office objected to the seductions that occur in the film because they were in violation of the Production Code, particularly the scene in which "George" leaves "Olga's" room in the morning and buttons his coat. The Office also objected to the underlined portion of the hitchhiker's line to her friend, in reference to their driver: "Say, it's your turn to sit up in front with that old thigh-pincher." A print is held at the Library of Congress.