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Hard to Handle is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Mervyn LeRoy released in USA on 28 january 1933 with James Cagney
Hard to Handle (1933)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 january 1933
Length 1h18
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
OriginUSA
Themes Escroquerie
Rating65%
Hard to Handle (1933) is a Pre-Code comedy film starring James Cagney as a breezily clowning con artist who organizes a Depression-era dance marathon. His character remarks at one point, "The mass is a cow. It must be milked". The movie was produced at Warner Bros. and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
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Lefty est un escroc à la petite semaine, il organise un marathon de danse truqué dont la gagnante est sa petite amie, Ruth qui est coaché par sa mère. Au moment de la remise du prix, il s'aperçoit que son associé a disparu avec la caisse. Annonçant au public que la remise du prix est différé "pour raison de sécurité", il provoque la colère de Ruth et de da mère mais également de la foule qui est à deux doigts de le lyncher.Actors
James Cagney
(Lefty Merrill)
Mary Brian
(Ruth Waters)
Allen Jenkins
(radio announcer)
Claire Dodd
(Marlene Reeves)
Ruth Donnelly
(Lil Waters)
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