Too Hot to Handle
"Love in action on land, sea and air!"
1938-09-16
5.75
en 107mComedyAdventureRomance
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
Screenplay
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Laurence Stallings
Original Music Composer
Franz Waxman
Production Design
Cedric Gibbons
Screenstory
Len Hammond
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
Status
ReleasedBudget
$1,564,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Loew's Incorporated
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
