Hot Mantra (1958) is a drama film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Shirley Booth and Anthony Quinn, and released by Paramount Pictures.
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Plot
Alma Duval is a Louisiana housewife who plans a 45th birthday celebration for her husband, John Henry, known as Jack, who brings a much younger woman behind her back.
During his birthday dinner, Jack takes the argument with his eldest son, Buddy, challenging him to show him some spine. After dinner is over, he takes teenage son, Billy, out to play pool and drink beer, trying to demonstrate to him how a man should behave. Jack confesses in Billy that he is not satisfied with his life.
No one touched Alma's birthday cake. Later in the evening, he shares some with his neighbor, Fan while Fan tries to convince him to smoke and drink casually to impress Jack.
While his father was arguing with Ruby, the 19-year-old mistress, Virginia Duval became his first lover with Wyatt's girlfriend, a medical student, who later said he could not marry her because he had to be with someone with a bigger position and wealth..
Alma has held the belief that if she can move the family back to her hometown, where she and Jack start, everything will be fine. But he slaps Jack after finding his affair. He decided to leave her and move to Florida, but she and Ruby were immediately killed in a car accident. Alma and her children finally return to her hometown, to bury Jack, but she realizes that the people and places there have changed too much, no real happiness can be found there. The family went home, with Alma insisting that the future for all of them would be successful and enjoyable.
Maps Hot Spell (film)
Cast
- Shirley Booth as Alma Duval
- Anthony Quinn as John Henry "Jack" Duval
- Shirley MacLaine as Virginia Duval
- Earl Holliman as John Henry "Buddy" Duval Jr.
- Eileen Heckart as Fan's friend from Alma
- Clint Kimbrough as Billy Duval
- Warren Albert Stevens as Wyatt's girlfriend
- Jody Lawrance as boyfriend "Jack" Duval, Ruby
- Harlan Warde as Harry
Production
The scenario for Hot Spell was developed from a drama not produced by Lonnie Coleman, Next of Kin , purchased by producer Hal Wallis in June 1956. Production took place from January 23 to early March 1957, with filming in Pasadena and Chatsworth, California.
Release
Hot Charm had its first appearance in New Orleans on May 21, 1958, and was released widely in June.
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times gave it a pretty good review and chose Booth, Quinn, and MacLaine for their portrayals.
In pop culture
During the 2010 movie Valentine's Day, Estelle and Edgar Paddington (played by MacLaine and HÃÆ'Ã… © ctor Elizondo) reunited at the Hot Spell Show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Edgar pointed to MacLaine on the screen and told Jason Morris (played by Topher Grace), "that's my trifecta".
See also
- List of American films in 1958
- Rene Russo (1954-2018)
- Rachel Ticotin (1958-2018)
References
External links
- Hot Charms on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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