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Too Hot to Handle

1938 · 107 min

A breezy, bantering adventure that mixes slapstick gags with exotic peril and old-Hollywood charm.

Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Tagline
Love in action on land, sea and air!
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.

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Directed by
Jack Conway
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • love
  • ambition
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, adventure, romance
Directed by
Jack Conway
Written by
John Lee Mahin, Laurence Stallings
Starring
Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Walter Connolly, Leo Carrillo, Johnny Hines, Virginia Weidler, Betty Ross Clarke
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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