Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

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Alternating effortlessly between comedy and suspense and back again, Too Hot to Handle stars Myrna Loy as a famous aviatrix and Clark Gable as an opportunistic newsreel photographer. Gable and rival shutterbug Walter Pidgeon agree to accompany Loy on her search for her missing brother, sensing a… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Jack Conway
Written By
Laurence Stallings, John Lee Mahin
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 16, 1938 Wide
On DVD
Nov 28, 1990
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    This preposterously-plotted adventure reteam Gable and Myrna Loy, but it is not as good or entertaining as their previous feature, Test Pilot.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    glittering star entertainment filmed like a serial with continuous cliffhanger scenes.

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