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Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

September 16, 1938 (US) • Comedy, Adventure, Romance • 107m

Overview

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.

Director

Jack Conway

Top Billed

Clark Gable

Keywords

brother romantic rivalry deception human sacrifice second sino-japanese war (1937-45) explosion disguise bombing missing person news reporter newsreel footage pawnshop fake newsreel newsreel cameraman aviatrix amazon river tribal dance plane crash adventure lost flier professional rivalry mercy flight
Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

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
Lillie Mui

Tootsie

Patsy O'Connor
Patsy O'Connor

Fake Hulda

Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander

Projectionist (uncredited)

Eddie Arden
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)

Margaret Bert
Margaret Bert

Office Worker (uncredited)

William Broadus
William Broadus

Medicine Man (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Bill Carey
Bill Carey

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr

Man (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers

Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited)

Luke Chan
Luke Chan

Wong (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler

Cameraman (uncredited)

Naomi Childers
Naomi Childers

Office Worker (uncredited)

Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke

Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

Nick Copeland
Nick Copeland

Still Cameraman (uncredited)

DeForest Covan
DeForest Covan

South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)

Nell Craig
Nell Craig

Todd's Secretary (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan

First Advertising Man (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson

Film Cutter (uncredited)

Drew Demorest
Drew Demorest

Still Cameraman (uncredited)

John Dilson
John Dilson

Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

Mimi Doyle
Mimi Doyle

Sob Sister (uncredited)

Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar

Expressman (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

William R. Dunn
William R. Dunn

Native Chief (uncredited)

Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen

Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

James Flavin
James Flavin

Young Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Fleischmann
Harry Fleischmann

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Jessie Fung
Jessie Fung

Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Chester Gan
Chester Gan

Chinese Sergeant (uncredited)

Natalie Garson
Natalie Garson

Stewardess (uncredited)

John Hamilton
John Hamilton

Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton

Reporter (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane

Foreign Editor (uncredited)

David Kerman
David Kerman

Still Cameraman (uncredited)

Paul King
Paul King

Bellhop (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger

Policeman (uncredited)

Eddie Lee
Eddie Lee

Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Richard Loo
Richard Loo

Charlie (uncredited)

George Lynn
George Lynn

Harry Harding (uncredited)

Wilbur Mar
Wilbur Mar

Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Martin

Pedro (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough

Cameraman (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger

Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

Walter Miller
Walter Miller

First Flyer (uncredited)

Roger Moore
Roger Moore

Still Cameraman (uncredited)

Alberto Morin
Alberto Morin

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Ken Nolan
Ken Nolan

Reporter (uncredited)

Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker

Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited)

Franklin Parker
Franklin Parker

Attendant (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Policeman (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle
Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited)

Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson

Reporter (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring

Cameraman (uncredited)

Don Roberts
Don Roberts

Reporter (uncredited)

Morgan Roberts
Morgan Roberts

Medicine Man (uncredited)

William Royle
William Royle

Second Flyer (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock

Cameraman (uncredited)

Buster Slaven
Buster Slaven

Second Newsboy (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley

Second Advertising Man (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan

Gunman (uncredited)

Stanley Taylor
Stanley Taylor

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry

San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited)

Frank Tomick
Frank Tomick

minor role (uncredited)

Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift
Monte Vandergrift

Policeman (uncredited)

Ray Walker
Ray Walker

Wally, Sound Mixer (uncredited)

Blue Washington
Blue Washington

Native (uncredited)

George Webb
George Webb

Mr. Rodney, Lawyer (uncredited)

Robert Whitney
Robert Whitney

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell

"Fake" Mrs. Harding (uncredited)

Martin Wilkins
Martin Wilkins

Native Guide (uncredited)

Ernest Wilson
Ernest Wilson

Medicine Man (uncredited)

Crew
Jack Conway
Jack Conway

Director

John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin

Screenplay

Laurence Stallings
Laurence Stallings

Screenplay

Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Production Design

Len Hammond
Len Hammond

Screenstory

Dolly Tree
Dolly Tree

Wardrobe Supervisor

Daniel B. Cathcart
Daniel B. Cathcart

Assistant Production Design

Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Assistant Production Design

Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan

Editor

Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten

Producer

Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Richard Rosson
Richard Rosson

Second Unit Director

Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman

Assistant Director

Harrold Weinberger
Harrold Weinberger

Assistant Director

Clyde De Vinna
Clyde De Vinna

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ray June
Ray June

Additional Director of Photography

George Bassman
George Bassman

Orchestrator

Murray Cutter
Murray Cutter

Orchestrator

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Creative Consultant



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,564,000

Revenue

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