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61% Critic Match
Too Hot to Handle
“Love in action on land, sea and air!”
6.1 / 10• 1938• 1h 47m•NR• English
ComedyAdventureRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Clark Gable
Chris Hunter
Lead
Myrna Loy
Alma Harding
Walter Pidgeon
Bill Dennis
Walter Connolly
Gabby MacArthur
Leo Carrillo
Joselito
Johnny Hines
Parsons
Virginia Weidler
Hulda
Betty Ross Clarke
Mrs. Harding
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Conway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Too Hot to Handle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
