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Hands Across the Table (1935)

APPROVED 80 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   18 October 1935 (USA)
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A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance.

Director:

Mitchell Leisen

Writers:

Viña Delmar (story), Norman Krasna (screenplay), and 6 more credits »

Stars:

Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray and Ralph Bellamy
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carole Lombard ...
Regi Allen
Fred MacMurray ...
Theodore Drew III
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy ...
Allen Macklyn
Astrid Allwyn Astrid Allwyn ...
Vivian Snowden
Ruth Donnelly Ruth Donnelly ...
Laura
Marie Prevost ...
Nona
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Storyline

Hotel manicurist Regi Allen is a cynical golddigger who meets her match in Theodore 'Ted' Drew III. After a date with Ted, she lets him sleep on her couch when he's too drunk to go further; but what is she to think when he wants to extend the arrangement? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Manicurist | Apartment | Agreement | Invalid | Bermuda  | See more »

Taglines:

She gave the air to a millionaire . . . and her heart to a guy with a million-dollar personality ! It's gay , grand , glorious fun ! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Candidata a Milionária See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: On the DVD menu, the picture is of 'Carole Lombard' and Clark Gable from No Man of Her Own, not Lombard and Fred MacMurray. See more »

Quotes

Allen Macklyn: When a man's in love with a woman, he shouldn't keep it a secret.
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Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Morning After"
(1935)
Music and Lyrics by Sam Coslow
Sung partly by Fred MacMurray (uncredited)
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