White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

May. 05,1991      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luciano is investigated.

Loni Anderson as  Thelma Todd
Maryedith Burrell as  Patsy Kelly
Robert Davi as  Lucky Luciano
Paul Dooley as  Hal Roach
Linda Kelsey as  Anne 'Mac' McMahon
Dakin Matthews as  D.A. Buron Fitts
John O'Hurley as  Pat DiCicco
Scott Paulin as  Louis Marsden
Lawrence Pressman as  Roland West
Lois Smith as  Alice Todd

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Reviews

KnotMissPriceless
1991/05/05

Why so much hype?

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GamerTab
1991/05/06

That was an excellent one.

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Stevecorp
1991/05/07

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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Rosie Searle
1991/05/08

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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