Highway West
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| Highway West | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Heat Lightning 1933 play by George Abbott Leon Abrams |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | William Lava |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | August 7, 1941 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Highway West is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film Heat Lightning.[1] It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.
Plot[edit]
A woman discovers that her apparently respectable businessman husband is in fact a notorious bank robber.
Cast[edit]
- Brenda Marshall as Claire Foster
- Arthur Kennedy as George Foster
- William Lundigan as Dave Warren
- Olympe Bradna as Myra Abbott
- Slim Summerville as Gramps Abbott
- Noel Madison as Salvo - Henchman
- Dorothy Tree as Salvo's Moll
- Willie Best as Bub Wellington
- Pat Flaherty as Eddie - Motorcycle Cop
- Frank Wilcox as Murph - Motorcycle Cop
- John Ridgely as Alex - Armored Car Guard
- William B. Davidson as Gorman
- Dick Rich as Mike - Trucker at Cafe
- James Westerfield as Swede - Trucker at Cafe
- Victor Zimmerman as Jake
- Creighton Hale as Waiter
- Jack Mower as Police Patrolman
- Paul Panzer as Gas Station Attendant
- Frank Mayo as Police Patrolman
- Wade Boteler as Sheriff at Cafe-Bar
References[edit]
- ^ Goble p.1
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
- Highway West at IMDb
- Highway West at AllMovie
- Highway West at the TCM Movie Database
- Highway West at the American Film Institute Catalog
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