Too Hot to Handle

Love in action on land, sea and air!

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.

Comedy Adventure Romance

Clark Gable

Myrna Loy

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Connolly

(Gabby MacArthur)

Leo Carrillo

Johnny Hines

Virginia Weidler

Betty Ross Clarke

Henry Kolker

Marjorie Main

Gregory Gaye

Al Shean

Willie Fung

Lillie Mui

Patsy O'Connor

Ernie Alexander

(Projectionist (uncredited))

Eddie Arden

(Cycle Messenger (uncredited))

King Baggot

(Reporter (uncredited))

Max Barwyn

(Waiter (uncredited))

Barbara Bedford

(MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited))

Margaret Bert

(Office Worker (uncredited))

William Broadus

(Medicine Man (uncredited))

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Bill Carey

(Elevator Boy (uncredited))

Thomas Carr

(Man (uncredited))

Steve Carruthers

(Coast Guard Radio Operator (uncredited))

Luke Chan

(Wong (uncredited))

Lane Chandler

(Cameraman (uncredited))

Naomi Childers

(Office Worker (uncredited))

Ray Cooke

(Cycle Messenger (uncredited))

Nick Copeland

(Still Cameraman (uncredited))

DeForest Covan

(South American Fire Dancer (uncredited))

Nell Craig

(Todd's Secretary (uncredited))

Joseph Crehan

(First Advertising Man (uncredited))

Hal K. Dawson

(Film Cutter (uncredited))

Drew Demorest

(Still Cameraman (uncredited))

John Dilson

(Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited))

Mimi Doyle

(Sob Sister (uncredited))

Charles Dunbar

(Expressman (uncredited))

Eddie Dunn

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

William R. Dunn

(Native Chief (uncredited))

Frank Faylen

(Assistant Dubber (uncredited))

James Flavin

(Young Reporter (uncredited))

Harry Fleischmann

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Jessie Fung

(Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited))

Chester Gan

(Chinese Sergeant (uncredited))

Natalie Garson

(Stewardess (uncredited))

John Hamilton

(Mr. Fairfield (uncredited))

Mahlon Hamilton

(Reporter (uncredited))

Selmer Jackson

(Coast Guard Captain (uncredited))

Robert Emmett Keane

(Foreign Editor (uncredited))

David Kerman

(Still Cameraman (uncredited))

Paul King

(Bellhop (uncredited))

Paul Kruger

(Policeman (uncredited))

Eddie Lee

(Chinese Officer (uncredited))

Richard Loo

(Charlie (uncredited))

George Lynn

(Harry Harding (uncredited))

Wilbur Mar

(Chinese Specialty Dancer (uncredited))

Chris-Pin Martin

(Pedro (uncredited))

Philo McCullough

(Cameraman (uncredited))

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

(Cycle Messenger (uncredited))

Buddy Messinger

(Cycle Messenger (uncredited))

Walter Miller

(First Flyer (uncredited))

Roger Moore

(Still Cameraman (uncredited))

Alberto Morin

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Ken Nolan

(Reporter (uncredited))

Ted Oliver

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Eddie Parker

(Coast Guard Attendant (uncredited))

Franklin Parker

(Attendant (uncredited))

Edward Peil Sr.

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Lee Phelps

(Policeman (uncredited))

Aileen Pringle

(Mrs. Arthur MacArthur (uncredited))

Jack Richardson

(Reporter (uncredited))

Cyril Ring

(Cameraman (uncredited))

Don Roberts

(Reporter (uncredited))

Morgan Roberts

(Medicine Man (uncredited))

William Royle

(Second Flyer (uncredited))

Charles Sherlock

(Cameraman (uncredited))

Buster Slaven

(Second Newsboy (uncredited))

Edwin Stanley

(Second Advertising Man (uncredited))

Charles Sullivan

(Gunman (uncredited))

Stanley Taylor

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Phillip Terry

(San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited))

Frank Tomick

(minor role (uncredited))

Harry Tyler

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Monte Vandergrift

(Policeman (uncredited))

Ray Walker

(Wally, Sound Mixer (uncredited))

Blue Washington

(Native (uncredited))

George Webb

(Mr. Rodney, Lawyer (uncredited))

Robert Whitney

(Newsreel Man (uncredited))

Josephine Whittell

("Fake" Mrs. Harding (uncredited))

Martin Wilkins

(Native Guide (uncredited))

Ernest Wilson

(Medicine Man (uncredited))