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Too Hot to Handle (1938)

Too Hot to Handle poster
Directed by
Jack Conway
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newsreel reporter falls for a female aviator. He competes with a rival to win her affection and get the best story.

fast-pacedromanticcompetitivelightheartedcheerfulwittyold-fashionedplayful

What happens

Too Hot to Handle, also known as Let 'Em All Talk, is a 1938 comedy-drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Walter Pidgeon. The plot concerns a newsreel reporter, the female aviator he is attracted to (influenced by Amelia Earhart, who had disappeared 14 months earlier) and his fierce competitor. Many of the comedy gags were devised by an uncredited Buster Keaton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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