Hard to Handle (1933)
A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
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James Cagney
as Lefty Merrill
as Lefty Merrill
Mary Brian
as Ruth Waters
as Ruth Waters
Allen Jenkins
as radio announcer
as radio announcer
Ruth Donnelly
as Lil Waters
as Lil Waters
Claire Dodd
as Marlene Reeves
as Marlene Reeves
Robert McWade
as Charles Reeves
as Charles Reeves
Clay Clement
as Federal Man #1 (uncredited)
as Federal Man #1 (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Sound Man (uncredited)
as Sound Man (uncredited)
Berton Churchill
as Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)
as Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)
Davison Clark
as Federal Man #2 (uncredited)
as Federal Man #2 (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Dance Judge (uncredited)
as Dance Judge (uncredited)
Jack Crawford
as Ralph Blackman - Band Leader (uncredited)
as Ralph Blackman - Band Leader (uncredited)
Mary Doran
as Dance Contestant (uncredited)
as Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
as District Attorney (uncredited)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Hawks (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hawks (uncredited)
June Gittelson
as Fat Girl with Hamburger (uncredited)
as Fat Girl with Hamburger (uncredited)
Charles Eaton
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Merrill's Secretary (uncredited)
as Merrill's Secretary (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon
as John Hayden (uncredited)
as John Hayden (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
as Fat Lady with Vanishing Cream (uncredited)
as Fat Lady with Vanishing Cream (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Andy Heaney (uncredited)
as Andy Heaney (uncredited)
Harry Holman
as Colonel's Associate (uncredited)
as Colonel's Associate (uncredited)
Tenen Holtz
as Tailor (uncredited)
as Tailor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Grapefruit Acres Executive (uncredited)
as Grapefruit Acres Executive (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
as Hash-Slinger (uncredited)
as Hash-Slinger (uncredited)
Louise Mackintosh
as Mrs. O.H.P. Weston-Parks (uncredited)
as Mrs. O.H.P. Weston-Parks (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Bedford College Dignitary (uncredited)
as Bedford College Dignitary (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
Henry Otho
as Dance Worker Owed Three Weeks' Wages (uncredited)
as Dance Worker Owed Three Weeks' Wages (uncredited)
Fred Santley
as Grapefruit Acres Radio Announcer (uncredited)
as Grapefruit Acres Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Ed 'Mac' McGrath (uncredited)
as Ed 'Mac' McGrath (uncredited)
Stanley Smith
as Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
as Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Water Sprayer (uncredited)
as Water Sprayer (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
as Mr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)
as Mr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
as Dance Observer (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Jailer (uncredited)
as Jailer (uncredited)
Jack Wise
as Florida Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Florida Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Allen Wood
as Florida Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
as Florida Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
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Wilson Mizner
Screenplay
Screenplay
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Director
Houston Branch
Story
Story
Robert Lord
Screenplay
Screenplay
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Costume Design
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Sound
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Art Direction
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
William Holmes
Editor
Editor
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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