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Too Hot to Handle (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 107 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jack Conway
- Starring
- Myrna Loy, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly, Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Weidler, Marjorie Main
Set against the backdrop of the Sino‑Japanese war, seasoned reporter Chris Hunter arrives in Shanghai and encounters daring pilot Alma Harding. Though initially distrustful, Alma agrees to become his assistant. Together they embark on a perilous jungle trek through South America, where shared dangers and adventure gradually win her confidence in him.
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