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Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
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Too Hot to Handle

1938
1h 47m
Comedy
Adventure
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1938

Runtime

1h 47m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Love in action on land, sea and air!"

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 47m
Sep 16, 1938
Languages
English
Director
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
Production
Loew's Incorporated
Loew's Incorporated
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

93 Cast Members

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Chris Hunter

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Alma Harding

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Bill Dennis

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Gabby MacArthur

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Joselito

Johnny Hines

Johnny Hines

Parsons

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Hulda

Betty Ross Clarke

Betty Ross Clarke

Mrs. Harding

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Pearly Todd

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Miss Wayne

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Popoff

Al Shean

Al Shean

Gumpert

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Willie

Lillie Mui

Tootsie

Patsy O'Connor

Patsy O'Connor

Fake Hulda

Ernie Alexander

Projectionist (uncredited)

Eddie Arden

Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

King Baggot

King Baggot

Reporter (uncredited)

Max Barwyn

Max Barwyn

Waiter (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)

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