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High Pressure is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Mervyn LeRoy released in USA on 30 january 1932 with William Powell

High Pressure (1932)

High Pressure
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Released in USA 30 january 1932
Length 1h14
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romance
Rating65% 3.2934053.2934053.2934053.2934053.293405

High Pressure is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring William Powell and Evelyn Brent. It is based on the play Hot Money by Aben Kandel.

Synopsis

Gar Evans (William Powell) agrees to promote Ginsburg's product, artificial rubber created from sewage, only after his friend Mike Donahey (Frank McHugh) assures him it is not a scam. Gar is superstitious; he believes he will only succeed if his long-suffering girlfriend Francine Dale (Evelyn Brent) joins them on the venture. She, however, has given up on him, especially since he left her five days before to pick up something, and never came back. It is only with great effort that he convinces her to give him another chance.

Actors

William Powell

(Gar Evans)Evelyn Brent

(Francine Dale)George Sidney

(Ginsburg)John Wray

(Jimmy Moore)Evalyn Knapp

(Helen Wilson)
And :
Guy Kibbee
Frank McHugh
Oscar Apfel
Ben Alexander
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