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57% Critic Match
Hot Summer Night
“Hot with the blast of gunfire!”
5.7 / 10• 1957• 1h 26m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
An out-of-work reporter (Leslie Nielsen) seeks out a bank robber, and his bride (Colleen Miller) has to rescue him.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Nielsen
William Joel Partain
Lead
Colleen Miller
Irene Partain
Edward Andrews
Deputy Lou Follett
Jay C. Flippen
Oren Kobble
James Best
Kermit
Paul Richards
Elly Horn
Robert J. Wilke
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
Claude Akins
Truck Driver
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Friedkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hot Summer Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
