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Too Hot to Handle

  • 1938
  • Passed
  • 1h 47m
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6.6/10
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Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo, and Walter Pidgeon in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.
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Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.

  • Director
    • Jack Conway
  • Writers
    • Laurence Stallings
    • John Lee Mahin
    • Len Hammond
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Myrna Loy
    • Walter Pidgeon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Conway
    • Writers
      • Laurence Stallings
      • John Lee Mahin
      • Len Hammond
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Myrna Loy
      • Walter Pidgeon
    • 25User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
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    Clark Gable and Walter Connolly in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Leo Carrillo in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Walter Pidgeon in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Chris Hunter
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Alma Harding
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Bill Dennis
    Walter Connolly
    Walter Connolly
    • 'Gabby' MacArthur
    Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    • Joselito
    Johnny Hines
    Johnny Hines
    • Parsons
    Virginia Weidler
    Virginia Weidler
    • Hulda
    Betty Ross Clarke
    Betty Ross Clarke
    • Mrs. Harding
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • 'Pearly' Todd
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Miss Wayne
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • 'Popoff'
    Al Shean
    Al Shean
    • Gumpert
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Willie
    Lillie Mui
    • 'Tootsie'
    Patsy O'Connor
    Patsy O'Connor
    • 'Fake' Hulda
    Ernie Alexander
    • Projectionist
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Arden
    • Cycle Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack Conway
    • Writers
      • Laurence Stallings
      • John Lee Mahin
      • Len Hammond
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Production was delayed in August, 1938, when three hundred African-American extras working on the film went on strike.
    • Goofs
      When Chris is screening the raw footage of the plane crash, it is already completely edited with multiple camera angles and shot with various lenses, even though only one camera was supposedly used to film it, and the footage is supposed to be raw.
    • Quotes

      Christopher 'Chris' Hunter: I'm not distorting the truth. I'm heightening the composition.

    • Crazy credits
      We wish to thank Her Majesty's Governor of Netherlands Guiana for permitting our expedition to enter the jungles of the Tottiekampu country. Our thanks also to Chief Moi of the Matawais tribe for allowing us to record for the first time the sights and sounds of the Djuka Fire Dance Ritual.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)
      (1887) (uncredited)

      Written by Juventino Rosas

      Background music on the test film shown to natives

    User reviews25

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    7/10
    Serious adventure with shades of wackiness
    A sometimes thrilling adventure that is first and foremost a Clark Gable vehicle. He's as cocky and quick-witted as ever. There are some good lines and a few good laughs, but his performance completely dominates and overshadows this movie, even when he's in a chicken suit. You would think that a movie with Myrna Loy would have some great zingers back and forth with the male lead. This happens too few times, however, and Loy looks like she doesn't want to be in this movie. This is some of the least amounts of chemistry from either of these two actors that I've ever seen.

    I liked the story a lot, with its focus on the "backstage" of early newsreels. Much of the satire is still true today, and this movie doesn't look dated because of it. There are some holes and only Gable is truly worth watching. There are also a few too many racist references that might make a modern viewer uncomfortable.

    It's still worth watching though, even if just for the antics of Gable and the jokes about the news business.
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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Let 'Em All Talk
    • Filming locations
      • Tottiekampu country, Netherlands Guyana(second unit, river and jungle scenes)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,564,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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