Too Hot to Handle (1938)

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1938-09-16 United States of America 107 Min. PG-13
5.75 18 votes
Comedy, Adventure, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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

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