Comedy ·Adventure ·Romance · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 47m

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle poster
Director
Jack Conway
Cast
Clark Gable as Chris Hunter Myrna Loy as Alma Harding Walter Pidgeon as Bill Dennis Walter Connolly as Gabby MacArthur Leo Carrillo as Joselito Johnny Hines as Parsons
Crew
Harold Rosson — Director of Photography Frank Sullivan — Editor Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Laurence Stallings — Screenplay John Lee Mahin — Screenplay Lawrence Weingarten — Producer
Tagline

Love in action on land, sea and air!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Too Hot to Handle — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
brotherromantic rivalrydeceptionhuman sacrificesecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)explosiondisguisebombingmissing personnews reporternewsreel footagepawnshop
Key Collaborators
Jack Conway Director Harold Rosson Director of Photography Frank Sullivan Editor Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Laurence Stallings Screenplay John Lee Mahin Screenplay Lawrence Weingarten Producer Cedric Gibbons Production Design
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