L'amico pubblico nº 1 (1938)
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Mentre si trova a Shanghai per un reportage sulla guerra sino-giapponese, Chris Hunter, uno scaltro giornalista, incontra la pilota Alma Harding. Lei non si fida di lui, ma lui riesce ad assumerla come assistente. Durante un'avventurosa spedizione nelle giungle del Sud America, l'opinione di lei comincia a cambiare.
Cast Principale
Cast Completo
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Betty Ross Clarke | Mrs. Harding |
| Henry Kolker | Pearly Todd |
| Marjorie Main | Miss Wayne |
| Gregory Gaye | Popoff |
| Al Shean | Gumpert |
| Willie Fung | Willie |
| Lillie Mui | Tootsie |
| Patsy O'Connor | Fake Hulda |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
Generi
CommediaAvventuraRomance
Scheda tecnica
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Too Hot to Handle |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Data di uscita | 16 settembre 1938 |
| Director | Jack Conway |
| Producer | Lawrence Weingarten |
| Writer | Laurence Stallings, John Lee Mahin, Len Hammond |
| Editors | Frank Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson, Clyde De Vinna, Ray June |
| Asst. Directors | Joseph M. Newman, Harrold Weinberger, Jack Conway, Richard Rosson |
| Add. Directing | Clyde De Vinna |
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| Camera Operators | Harold Rosson, Clyde De Vinna, Ray June |
| Add. Photography | Harold Rosson, Clyde De Vinna, Ray June |
| Production Design | Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set Decoration | Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart, Edwin B. Willis |
| Special Effects | A. Arnold Gillespie |
| Composer | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer, George Bassman, Murray Cutter |
| Sound | Franz Waxman, Douglas Shearer, George Bassman, Murray Cutter |
| Costume Design | Dolly Tree |
| Makeup | Dolly Tree |
| Hairstyling | Dolly Tree |
| Budget | 1.564.000 € |
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Date di uscita per paese
| Tipo | Paese | Data | Cert. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uscita in sala |  Stati Uniti | 16 set 1938 | — | — |
| Uscita in sala |  Francia | 21 dic 1938 | — | — |
| Uscita in sala |  Regno Unito | 23 gen 1939 | — | — |
| Uscita in sala |  Spagna | 10 mar 1945 | — | — |
| Supporto fisico | Stati Uniti | 22 giu 2009 | NR | DVD |