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High Pressure

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
606
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High Pressure (1932)
Gar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and persuades a lot of people to invest. He believes that the process to produce artificial rubber exists, but does it?
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Gar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Com... Read allGar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and persuades a lot of people to invest. He believes that the process to produce ar... Read allGar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and persuades a lot of people to invest. He believes that the process to produce artificial rubber exists, but does it?
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
606
YOUR RATING
    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Aben Kandel(play "Hot Money")
    • Joseph Jackson(screen version)
    • S.J. Peters(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Evelyn Brent
    • George Sidney
    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Aben Kandel(play "Hot Money")
    • Joseph Jackson(screen version)
    • S.J. Peters(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Evelyn Brent
    • George Sidney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    High Pressure (1932)
    William Powell and Evelyn Brent in High Pressure (1932)
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    High Pressure (1932)
    William Powell and Evelyn Brent in High Pressure (1932)
    William Powell and Evelyn Brent in High Pressure (1932)
    William Powell in High Pressure (1932)
    William Powell and Evelyn Brent in High Pressure (1932)

    Top cast

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    William Powell
    William Powell
    • Gar Evans
    Evelyn Brent
    Evelyn Brent
    • Francine Dale
    George Sidney
    George Sidney
    • Colonel Ginsburg
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Jimmy Moore
    Evalyn Knapp
    Evalyn Knapp
    • Helen Wilson
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Clifford Gray
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • Mike Donahey
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Mr. Hackett
    Ben Alexander
    Ben Alexander
    • Geoffrey Weston
    Harold Waldridge
    Harold Waldridge
    • Gus Vanderbilt
    • (as Harold Waldrige)
    Charles Middleton
    Charles Middleton
    • Mr. Banks
    Harry Beresford
    Harry Beresford
    • Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Colombo
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Italian Investor
    • (uncredited)
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • Night Club Manager
    • (uncredited)
    James P. Burtis
    James P. Burtis
    • Newspaper Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Nat Carr
    Nat Carr
    • Jewish Man at Pep Talk
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Oscar Brown - Realty Agent
    • (uncredited)
      • Mervyn LeRoy
      • Aben Kandel(play "Hot Money")
      • Joseph Jackson(screen version)
      • S.J. Peters(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene in a speakeasy, Colonel Ginsburg takes a sip of beer, grimaces and says "I can taste the needles". This refers to "needle beer" which was made by taking legal, low-alcohol beer and adding grain alcohol to it, often by injecting into the keg with a needle.
    • Quotes

      Gar Evans: I want you to get me a bank president for our treasurer.

      Jimmy Moore: Now that's tough. Bank presidents have been committing suicide so fast lately there's only a few of them left.

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Le bluffeur (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!
      (1915) (uncredited)

      Music by Felix Powell

      Lyrics by George Asaf

      Sung twice at sales rallies

    User reviews18

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    7/10
    A movie that shows nothing has changed
    I'm not sure I would have been as amused by this movie if had seen it much earlier, but seeing it in 2021, all I could think was, "What's different now? NOTHING!" The film is worth watching for William Powell alone - he's just amazing. But the con by these guys is so much like what you hear about Bitcoin these days - soaring profits, just give a little real money now and you'll be a millionaire soon, no, really! Is it any different than any dot com bust that comes around, where companies pay millions for a tech start up that operates at a loss for years? The side stories aren't that interesting, but the main story, and the execution of the con, is solid. Actually, some of the office decoration is worth watching the movie for - 1930s decoration is glorious!
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    • jcravens42
    • Jul 29, 2021

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1932 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 13 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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