Too Hot to Handle

Love in action on land, sea and air!

Duration: 107 min
Release date: 1938-09-16
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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.

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Clark Gable
Clark Gable
as Chris Hunter
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
as Alma Harding
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
as Bill Dennis
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
as Gabby MacArthur
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo
as Joselito
Johnny Hines
Johnny Hines
as Parsons
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler
as Hulda
Betty Ross Clarke
Betty Ross Clarke
as Mrs. Harding
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
as Pearly Todd
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
as Miss Wayne
Gregory Gaye
Gregory Gaye
as Popoff
Al Shean
Al Shean
as Gumpert
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
as Willie
Lillie Mui
Lillie Mui
as Tootsie
Patsy O'Connor
Patsy O'Connor
as Fake Hulda
Ernie Alexander
Ernie Alexander
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Eddie Arden
Eddie Arden
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
King Baggot
King Baggot
as Reporter (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max Barwyn
as Waiter (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
as MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Margaret Bert
as Office Worker (uncredited)
William Broadus
William Broadus
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Bill Carey
Bill Carey
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Thomas Carr
Thomas Carr
as Man (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
as Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited)
Luke Chan
Luke Chan
as Wong (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
Naomi Childers
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Nick Copeland
as Still Cameraman (uncredited)
DeForest Covan
DeForest Covan
as South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Nell Craig
as Todd's Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as First Advertising Man (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
as Film Cutter (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Drew Demorest
as Still Cameraman (uncredited)
John Dilson
John Dilson
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Mimi Doyle
Mimi Doyle
as Sob Sister (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar
as Expressman (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
William R. Dunn
William R. Dunn
as Native Chief (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin
as Young Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Harry Fleischmann
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Jessie Fung
Jessie Fung
as Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Chester Gan
Chester Gan
as Chinese Sergeant (uncredited)
Natalie Garson
Natalie Garson
as Stewardess (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
as Reporter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as Coast Guard Captain (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
as Foreign Editor (uncredited)
David Kerman
David Kerman
as Still Cameraman (uncredited)
Paul King
Paul King
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
as Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Lee
Eddie Lee
as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Richard Loo
Richard Loo
as Charlie (uncredited)
George Lynn
George Lynn
as Harry Harding (uncredited)
Wilbur Mar
Wilbur Mar
as Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Martin
as Pedro (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
as First Flyer (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
as Still Cameraman (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Alberto Morin
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Ken Nolan
Ken Nolan
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
as Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Franklin Parker
as Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Policeman (uncredited)
Aileen Pringle
Aileen Pringle
as Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
as Reporter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Don Roberts
Don Roberts
as Reporter (uncredited)
Morgan Roberts
Morgan Roberts
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
William Royle
William Royle
as Second Flyer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Buster Slaven
as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley
as Second Advertising Man (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Gunman (uncredited)
Stanley Taylor
Stanley Taylor
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
as San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited)
Frank Tomick
Frank Tomick
as minor role (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Monte Vandergrift
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Ray Walker
as Wally, Sound Mixer (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Blue Washington
as Native (uncredited)
George Webb
George Webb
as Mr. Rodney, Lawyer (uncredited)
Robert Whitney
Robert Whitney
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell
as "Fake" Mrs. Harding (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins
Martin Wilkins
as Native Guide (uncredited)
Ernest Wilson
Ernest Wilson
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
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