Hard to Handle

1933    78m    Not Rated
Comedy, Romance,
6.644%66%
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Small time con artist Lefty Merrill has co-organized a crooked dance marathon and set up his girlfriend to win the prize money. When his partner disappears with money before the contest is over, he's forced to come up with a series of cons to help pay it back.
Directed By
Mervyn LeRoy
Written By
Robert Lord, Wilson Mizner, Houston Branch
Studio
The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast of Hard to Handle
  • James CagneyLefty Merrill
  • Mary BrianRuth Waters
  • Allen Jenkinsradio announcer
  • Ruth DonnellyLil Waters
  • Claire DoddMarlene Reeves
  • Robert McWadeCharles Reeves
  • Clay ClementFederal Man #1 (uncredited)
  • Don BrodieSound Man (uncredited)
  • Berton ChurchillCol. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)
  • Davison ClarkFederal Man #2 (uncredited)
  • G. Pat CollinsDance Judge (uncredited)
  • Jack CrawfordRalph Blackman - Band Leader (uncredited)
  • Mary DoranDance Contestant (uncredited)
  • Lester DorrEd - Photographer (uncredited)
  • Douglass DumbrilleDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
  • Emma DunnMrs. Hawks (uncredited)
  • June GittelsonFat Girl with Hamburger (uncredited)
  • Charles EatonHotel Bellboy (uncredited)
  • Bess FlowersMerrill's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Gavin GordonJohn Hayden (uncredited)
  • Grace HayleFat Lady with Vanishing Cream (uncredited)
  • Sterling HollowayAndy Heaney (uncredited)
  • Harry HolmanColonel's Associate (uncredited)
  • Tenen HoltzTailor (uncredited)
  • Eddie KaneGrapefruit Acres Executive (uncredited)
  • Lew KellyHash-Slinger (uncredited)
  • Louise MackintoshMrs. O.H.P. Weston-Parks (uncredited)
  • Eric MayneBedford College Dignitary (uncredited)
  • Larry McGrathDance Observer (uncredited)
  • Matt McHughJoe Goetz (uncredited)
  • Henry OthoDance Worker Owed Three Weeks' Wages (uncredited)
  • Fred SantleyGrapefruit Acres Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  • Cliff SaumStreetcar Conductor (uncredited)
  • John SheehanEd 'Mac' McGrath (uncredited)
  • Stanley SmithVocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
  • Harry StrangWater Sprayer (uncredited)
  • William H. StraussMr. Abe Goldstein (uncredited)
  • Charles SullivanDance Observer (uncredited)
  • Walter WalkerBedford College Representative (uncredited)
  • Charles C. WilsonJailer (uncredited)
  • Jack WiseFlorida Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • Allen WoodFlorida Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
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