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1938·Comedy·1h 47m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Jack Conway
brother
romantic rivalry
deception
human sacrifice
second sino-japanese war (1937-45)
explosion
disguise
bombing
missing person
news reporter
newsreel footage
pawnshop
fake newsreel
newsreel cameraman
aviatrix
amazon river
tribal dance
plane crash
adventure
lost flier
professional rivalry
mercy flight
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Cast

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

Crew

Jack Conway
Jack Conway
Director
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Production Design
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Richard Rosson
Richard Rosson
Second Unit Director
Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman
Assistant Director
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Creative Consultant

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3 reviews
Erik Olsson
Erik Olsson
6.0★ · 02/22/26
Too Hot to Handle
The first half of this is a really fun pseudo-screwball , with Clark Gable bring charming as ever and Myrna Loy being the wonderful heart and soul as always. Then the third act happens and it's suddenly an escape from the voodoo natives that is so icky and racist and boring, so that kinda dampens the whole thing.
The first half of this is a really fun pseudo-screwball , with Clark Gable bring charming as ever and Myrna Loy being the wonderful heart and soul as always. Then the third act happens and it's suddenly an escape from the voodoo natives that is so icky and racist and boring, so that kinda dampens the whole thing.
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Billy Martindill
Billy Martindill
10.0★ · 08/23/23
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Mars
Mars
6.0★ · 04/27/21
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