Highway West

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.

Highway West
Directed by	William C. McGann
Written by	Charles Kenyon Kenneth Gamet
Based on	Heat Lightning 1933 play by George Abbott Leon Abrams
Produced by	Edmund Grainger
Starring	Brenda Marshall Arthur Kennedy William Lundigan
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Jack Killifer
Music by	William Lava
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 7, 1941 (1941-08-07)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A woman discovers that her apparently respectable businessman husband is in fact a notorious bank robber.

Cast

• 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