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  • Too Hot to Handle (1938)
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    107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Passed
107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.
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Director
Writers
Laurence Stallings (screen play) | John Lee Mahin (screen play) | Len Hammond (based on a story by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Harold Rosson (photographed by)
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Release date
Sep 16, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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93 cast members
Name Known for
Clark Gable
Chris Hunter Chris Hunter   See fewer
Myrna Loy
Alma Harding Alma Harding   See fewer
Walter Pidgeon
Bill Dennis Bill Dennis   See fewer
Walter Connolly
'Gabby' MacArthur 'Gabby' MacArthur   See fewer
Leo Carrillo
Joselito Joselito   See fewer
Johnny Hines
Parsons Parsons   See fewer
Betty Ross Clarke
Mrs. Harding Mrs. Harding   See fewer
Henry Kolker
'Pearly' Todd 'Pearly' Todd   See fewer
Marjorie Main
Miss Wayne Miss Wayne   See fewer
Gregory Gaye
'Popoff' 'Popoff'   See fewer
Al Shean
Gumpert Gumpert   See fewer
Willie Fung
Willie Willie   See fewer
Lillie Mui
'Tootsie' 'Tootsie'   See fewer
Patsy O'Connor
'Fake' Hulda 'Fake' Hulda   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Projectionist (uncredited) Projectionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Arden
Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Cycle Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
King Baggot
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Barwyn
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited) MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bert
Office Worker (uncredited) Office Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
William Broadus
Medicine Man (uncredited) Medicine Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Carey
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Carr
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Carruthers
Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited) Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Luke Chan
Wong (uncredited) Wong (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Cameraman (uncredited) Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Naomi Childers
Office Worker (uncredited) Office Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Cooke
Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Cycle Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Copeland
Still Cameraman (uncredited) Still Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
DeForest Covan
South American Fire Dancer (uncredited) South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Nell Craig
Todd's Secretary (uncredited) Todd's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
First Advertising Man (uncredited) First Advertising Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Film Cutter (uncredited) Film Cutter (uncredited)   See fewer
Drew Demorest
Still Cameraman (uncredited) Still Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dilson
Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited) Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mimi Doyle
Sob Sister (uncredited) Sob Sister (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Dunbar
Expressman (uncredited) Expressman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
William R. Dunn
Native Chief (uncredited) Native Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Faylen
Assistant Dubber (uncredited) Assistant Dubber (uncredited)   See fewer
James Flavin
Young Reporter (uncredited) Young Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Fleischmann
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jessie Fung
Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Gan
Chinese Sergeant (uncredited) Chinese Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Natalie Garson
Stewardess (uncredited) Stewardess (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hamilton
Mr. Fairfield (uncredited) Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)   See fewer
Mahlon Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Coast Guard Captain (uncredited) Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett Keane
Foreign Editor (uncredited) Foreign Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
David Kerman
Still Cameraman (uncredited) Still Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul King
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Lee
Chinese Officer (uncredited) Chinese Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Loo
Charlie (uncredited) Charlie (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lynn
Harry Harding (uncredited) Harry Harding (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Mar
Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Chris-Pin Martin
Pedro (uncredited) Pedro (uncredited)   See fewer
Philo McCullough
Cameraman (uncredited) Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Cycle Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Messinger
Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Cycle Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Miller
First Flyer (uncredited) First Flyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Moore
Still Cameraman (uncredited) Still Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Alberto Morin
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Nolan
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Oliver
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Parker
Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited) Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin Parker
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Aileen Pringle
Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited) Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Richardson
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Cameraman (uncredited) Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Roberts
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Morgan Roberts
Medicine Man (uncredited) Medicine Man (uncredited)   See fewer
William Royle
Second Flyer (uncredited) Second Flyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Cameraman (uncredited) Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Slaven
Second Newsboy (uncredited) Second Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
Second Advertising Man (uncredited) Second Advertising Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Gunman (uncredited) Gunman (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Taylor
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Terry
San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited) San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Tomick
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Monte Vandergrift
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Walker
Wally--Sound Mixer (uncredited) Wally--Sound Mixer (uncredited)   See fewer
Blue Washington
Native (uncredited) Native (uncredited)   See fewer
George Webb
Mr. Rodney--Lawyer (uncredited) Mr. Rodney--Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Whitney
Newsreel Man (uncredited) Newsreel Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Josephine Whittell
'Fake' Mrs. Harding (uncredited) 'Fake' Mrs. Harding (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Wilkins
Native Guide (uncredited) Native Guide (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Wilson
Medicine Man (uncredited) Medicine Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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