Too Hot to Handle

Jack Conway
1938-09-16

Love in action on land, sea and air!
5.816
107 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Clark Gable Chris Hunter Unowned
Myrna Loy Alma Harding Unowned
Walter Pidgeon Bill Dennis Unowned
Walter Connolly Gabby MacArthur Unowned
Leo Carrillo Joselito Unowned
Johnny Hines Parsons Unowned
Virginia Weidler Hulda Unowned
Betty Ross Clarke Mrs. Harding Unowned
Henry Kolker Pearly Todd Unowned
Marjorie Main Miss Wayne Unowned
Gregory Gaye Popoff Unowned
Al Shean Gumpert Unowned
Willie Fung Willie Unowned
Lillie Mui Tootsie Unowned
Patsy O'Connor Fake Hulda Unowned
Ernie Alexander Projectionist (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Arden Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Unowned
King Baggot Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Max Barwyn Waiter (uncredited) Unowned
Barbara Bedford MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Margaret Bert Office Worker (uncredited) Unowned
William Broadus Medicine Man (uncredited) Unowned
Francis X. Bushman Jr. Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Bill Carey Elevator Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Thomas Carr Man (uncredited) Unowned
Steve Carruthers Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Luke Chan Wong (uncredited) Unowned
Lane Chandler Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Naomi Childers Office Worker (uncredited) Unowned
Ray Cooke Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Unowned
Nick Copeland Still Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
DeForest Covan South American Fire Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Nell Craig Todd's Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Joseph Crehan First Advertising Man (uncredited) Unowned
Hal K. Dawson Film Cutter (uncredited) Unowned
Drew Demorest Still Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
John Dilson Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited) Unowned
Mimi Doyle Sob Sister (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Dunbar Expressman (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Dunn Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
William R. Dunn Native Chief (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Faylen Assistant Dubber (uncredited) Unowned
James Flavin Young Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Fleischmann Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Jessie Fung Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Chester Gan Chinese Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned
Natalie Garson Stewardess (uncredited) Unowned
John Hamilton Mr. Fairfield (uncredited) Unowned
Mahlon Hamilton Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Selmer Jackson Coast Guard Captain (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Emmett Keane Foreign Editor (uncredited) Unowned
David Kerman Still Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Paul King Bellhop (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Kruger Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Lee Chinese Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Loo Charlie (uncredited) Unowned
George Lynn Harry Harding (uncredited) Unowned
Wilbur Mar Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Chris-Pin Martin Pedro (uncredited) Unowned
Philo McCullough Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Unowned
Buddy Messinger Cycle Messenger (uncredited) Unowned
Walter Miller First Flyer (uncredited) Unowned
Roger Moore Still Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Alberto Morin Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Ken Nolan Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Ted Oliver Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Parker Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited) Unowned
Franklin Parker Attendant (uncredited) Unowned
Edward Peil Sr. Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Lee Phelps Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Aileen Pringle Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Richardson Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Cyril Ring Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Don Roberts Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Morgan Roberts Medicine Man (uncredited) Unowned
William Royle Second Flyer (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Sherlock Cameraman (uncredited) Unowned
Buster Slaven Second Newsboy (uncredited) Unowned
Edwin Stanley Second Advertising Man (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Sullivan Gunman (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Taylor Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Phillip Terry San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Tomick minor role (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Tyler Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Monte Vandergrift Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Ray Walker Wally, Sound Mixer (uncredited) Unowned
Blue Washington Native (uncredited) Unowned
George Webb Mr. Rodney, Lawyer (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Whitney Newsreel Man (uncredited) Unowned
Josephine Whittell "Fake" Mrs. Harding (uncredited) Unowned
Martin Wilkins Native Guide (uncredited) Unowned
Ernest Wilson Medicine Man (uncredited) Unowned