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Hard to Get

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 22mApproved
ComedyRomance
6.7
IMDB Rating
814 votes

A spoiled heiress must work off her gas bill at Bill's auto camp. She plots revenge by sending him to her father for business funding, but unexpected events follow.

Director
Ray Enright
Writers
Jerry Wald, Maurice Leo, Richard Macaulay
Stars
Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger
Release Date
November 5, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 24
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Dick Powell
Dick Powell
as Bill Davis
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
as Margaret 'Maggie' Richards
Charles Winninger
Charles Winninger
as Ben Richards
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
as Roscoe
Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
as Connie
Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper
as Case
Isabel Jeans
Isabel Jeans
as Mrs. Richards
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
as Stanley Potter
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
as Atwater
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Burke

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

auto campsingerwhite actor performs in blackfaceracial stereotype1937 ford convertable automobile

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Delightful screwball comedy starring the young Olivia de Havilland
by robert-temple-12014-01-18
7/10

"This is one of those films from the thirties where no effort is made to have a realistic story or characters, and where the purpose is purely fun. The film is highly amusing, although it has its corny moments. This is a rare glimpse of Olivia de Havilland as she was before GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) changed her career in the following year. Her co-star here is Dick Powell. A very bad makeup person has made Dick Powell all but unrecognisable by excessive makeup round his eyes, and has done no favours for Miss de Havilland either, as she is also made to look somewhat artificial, despite her costu..."

💡 Did You Know?

Dick Powell's Bill Davis has plans for a series of motor lodges from coast to coast. This would have been a logical investment possibility in 1938. The U.S. was inching into recovery from the Depression, employment was rising and some people were beginning to travel again. Car manufacturing was picking up and better roads were being built. Most motels were mom and pop operations, but business ventures around the country were just starting to look into motor lodges - or motels..

📖 Synopsis

A spoiled heiress must work off her gas bill at Bill's auto camp. She plots revenge by sending him to her father for business funding, but unexpected events follow.