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Hands Across the Table is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mitchell Leisen released in USA on 18 october 1935 with Carole Lombard
Hands Across the Table (1935)
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Add to a movie listHands Across the Table is a 1935 American romantic screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Carole Lombard as a manicurist looking for a rich husband and Fred MacMurray as a poor playboy, with Ralph Bellamy as a wealthy but handicapped ex-pilot. The teaming of Lombard and MacMurray was so well received, they went on to make three more films together, 1936's The Princess Comes Across, 1937's Swing High, Swing Low, and 1937's True Confession.
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Brought up in poverty, hotel manicurist Regi Allen wants to marry a rich husband. Her new client, wheelchair-using hotel guest Allen Macklyn is immediately attracted to her and becomes her confidant. Despite his obvious wealth, Regi does not view him as a potential husband, and has no qualms about telling him about her goal in life.Actors
Carole Lombard
(Regi Allen)
Fred MacMurray
(Theodore Drew III)
Astrid Allwyn
(Vivian Snowden)
Ruth Donnelly
(Laura)
Ralph Bellamy
(Allen Macklyn)
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