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Too Hot to Handle

Love in action on land, sea and air!
1938 | 107m | English

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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.
Release Date: Sep 16, 1938
Director: Jack Conway
Writer: John Lee Mahin, Laurence Stallings
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Keywords romantic rivalry, brother, deception, second sino-japanese war (1937-45), human sacrifice, 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
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,564,000
Updates Updated: Jan 30, 2026
Entered: Apr 21, 2024
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Name Character
Clark Gable Chris Hunter
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
Henry Kolker Pearly Todd
Marjorie Main Miss Wayne
Gregory Gaye Popoff
Al Shean Gumpert
Willie Fung Willie
Lillie Mui Tootsie
Patsy O'Connor Fake Hulda
Ernie Alexander Projectionist (uncredited)
Eddie Arden Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
King Baggot Reporter (uncredited)
Max Barwyn Waiter (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Margaret Bert Office Worker (uncredited)
William Broadus Medicine Man (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr. Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Bill Carey Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Thomas Carr Man (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited)
Luke Chan Wong (uncredited)
Lane Chandler Cameraman (uncredited)
Naomi Childers Office Worker (uncredited)
Ray Cooke Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Nick Copeland Still Cameraman (uncredited)
DeForest Covan South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)
Nell Craig Todd's Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan First Advertising Man (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson Film Cutter (uncredited)
Drew Demorest Still Cameraman (uncredited)
John Dilson Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Mimi Doyle Sob Sister (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar Expressman (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn Newsreel Man (uncredited)
William R. Dunn Native Chief (uncredited)
Frank Faylen Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
James Flavin Young Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Jessie Fung Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Chester Gan Chinese Sergeant (uncredited)
Natalie Garson Stewardess (uncredited)
John Hamilton Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton Reporter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane Foreign Editor (uncredited)
David Kerman Still Cameraman (uncredited)
Paul King Bellhop (uncredited)
Paul Kruger Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Lee Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Richard Loo Charlie (uncredited)
George Lynn Harry Harding (uncredited)
Wilbur Mar Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin Pedro (uncredited)
Philo McCullough Cameraman (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Walter Miller First Flyer (uncredited)
Roger Moore Still Cameraman (uncredited)
Alberto Morin Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Ken Nolan Reporter (uncredited)
Ted Oliver Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Eddie Parker Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited)
Franklin Parker Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Policeman (uncredited)
Aileen Pringle Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited)
Jack Richardson Reporter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring Cameraman (uncredited)
Don Roberts Reporter (uncredited)
Morgan Roberts Medicine Man (uncredited)
William Royle Second Flyer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock Cameraman (uncredited)
Buster Slaven Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley Second Advertising Man (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan Gunman (uncredited)
Stanley Taylor Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Phillip Terry San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited)
Frank Tomick minor role (uncredited)
Harry Tyler Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift Policeman (uncredited)
Ray Walker Wally, Sound Mixer (uncredited)
Blue Washington Native (uncredited)
George Webb Mr. Rodney, Lawyer (uncredited)
Robert Whitney Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell "Fake" Mrs. Harding (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins Native Guide (uncredited)
Ernest Wilson Medicine Man (uncredited)
Name Job
Jack Conway Director
John Lee Mahin Screenplay
Harold Rosson Director of Photography
Cedric Gibbons Production Design
Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
Edwin B. Willis Assistant Production Design
Dolly Tree Wardrobe Supervisor
Daniel B. Cathcart Assistant Production Design
Laurence Stallings Screenplay
Frank Sullivan Editor
Len Hammond Screenstory
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Richard Rosson Second Unit Director
Joseph M. Newman Assistant Director
Harrold Weinberger Assistant Director
Clyde De Vinna Second Unit Director of Photography
Ray June Additional Director of Photography
George Bassman Orchestrator
Murray Cutter Orchestrator
Buster Keaton Creative Consultant
Name Title
Lawrence Weingarten Producer
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