Hard to Handle

Hey, Folks!... I'm back!

Duration: 78 min
Release date: 1933-01-28
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A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

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James Cagney
James Cagney
as Lefty Merrill
Mary Brian
Mary Brian
as Ruth Waters
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
as radio announcer
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly
as Lil Waters
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
as Marlene Reeves
Robert McWade
Robert McWade
as Charles Reeves
Clay Clement
Clay Clement
as Federal Man #1 (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
as Sound Man (uncredited)
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
as Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Davison Clark
as Federal Man #2 (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Dance Judge (uncredited)
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford
as Ralph Blackman - Band Leader (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
as Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Hawks (uncredited)
June Gittelson
June Gittelson
as Fat Girl with Hamburger (uncredited)
Charles Eaton
Charles Eaton
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Merrill's Secretary (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon
as John Hayden (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
as Fat Lady with Vanishing Cream (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway
as Andy Heaney (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Harry Holman
as Colonel's Associate (uncredited)
Tenen Holtz
Tenen Holtz
as Tailor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
as Grapefruit Acres Executive (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
as Hash-Slinger (uncredited)
Louise Mackintosh
Louise Mackintosh
as Mrs. O.H.P. Weston-Parks (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
as Bedford College Dignitary (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Larry McGrath
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Henry Otho
as Dance Worker Owed Three Weeks' Wages (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Fred Santley
as Grapefruit Acres Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
as Ed 'Mac' McGrath (uncredited)
Stanley Smith
Stanley Smith
as Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Water Sprayer (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
William H. Strauss
as Mr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Walter Walker
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Jailer (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Jack Wise
as Florida Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Allen Wood
as Florida Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Sidney Miller
as Boy on Pier (uncredited)
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