White Heat - 1934

In this melodrama filmed on location in Hawaii, a sugar plantation manager finds himself falling in love with a native girl, but instead of committing to her, he marries a socially prominent young woman from San Francisco. The spoiled girl does not easily adapt to the rigors of plantation life and she gets terribly bored. She is just about to give in to the romantic overtures of a persistent native when her former lover shows up. The husband gets jealous and is about to attack him when the wife sets fire to the cane field. The husband's native lover saves him from death. Afterward, his wife leaves to be with her old flame, and the manager is free to be with the woman he's loved all along.

62min
1934
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Virginia Cherrill profile pictureVirginia CherrillLucille Cheney
Mona Maris profile pictureMona MarisLeilani
Hardie Albright profile pictureHardie AlbrightChandler Morris
David Newell profile pictureDavid NewellWilliam Hawkes
Naomi Childers profile pictureNaomi ChildersMrs. Cheney

About White Heat

White Heat Overview

In this melodrama filmed on location in Hawaii, a sugar plantation manager finds himself falling in love with a native girl, but instead of committing to her, he marries a socially prominent young woman from San Francisco. The spoiled girl does not easily adapt to the rigors of plantation life and she gets terribly bored. She is just about to give in to the romantic overtures of a persistent native when her former lover shows up. The husband gets jealous and is about to attack him when the wife sets fire to the cane field. The husband's native lover saves him from death. Afterward, his wife leaves to be with her old flame, and the manager is free to be with the woman he's loved all along.

Runtime: 62min

Extra details

Original Title: White Heat
Original Language: English
Directed By: Lois Weber
Production Companies
Seven Seas Corp.