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Hot Money (film)

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Hot Money
Directed byWilliam C. McGann
Screenplay byWilliam Jacobs
Based onHot Money
1931 play
by Aben Kandel
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringRoss Alexander
Beverly Roberts
Joseph Cawthorn
Paul Graetz
Andrew Tombes
Cy Kendall
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Edited byClarence Kolster
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 18, 1936 (1936-07-18)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hot Money is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Jacobs. The film stars Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts, Joseph Cawthorn, Paul Graetz, Andrew Tombes and Cy Kendall. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 18, 1936.[1] It was based on the play of the same name by Aben Kandel who also co-wrote the screenplay. The story was used twice before in films as High Pressure (1932) and a French speaking version in the same year Le bluffeur.

Plot

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A possibly crazy scientist has apparently invented a formula that can turn water into gasoline. Despite his reluctance, businessman Dourfuss is convinced by con artist Willie to provide seed money. Willie then recruits his pal, fast-talking sharpie Chick Randall, to seek out investors and help sell the product to the public. Chick hires a bunch of derelicts with names like Vanderbilt and Ford to act as the board of directors, as well as a pretty stenographer, Grace Lane. She initially thinks the whole thing is a scam, but a demonstration convinces her it's on the level; in time, they fall in love. But things take an ugly turn when the initial supply runs out and the scientist has disappeared.

Cast

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Reception

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T.M.P. of The New York Times said, "Patterned somewhat along the lines of Get Rich Quick Wallingford, the new film is neither particularly good nor conspicuously poor farce. Thanks to competent editing and direction, it falls quite gracefully into that niche reserved for "amiable entertainments."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hot Money (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. ^ T.M.P. (1936-07-25). "Movie Review - Hot Money - At the Palace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
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