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Hard to Get is an American comedy romance film first released in 1938,
directed by Ray Enright.
The film stars Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins and Bonita Granville.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ray Enright
- Script: Stephen Morehouse Avery, Wally Kline, Joseph Schrank, Jerry Wald, Maurice Leo, Richard Macaulay
- Photo: Charles Rosher
- Cast: Dick Powell (Bill Davis), Olivia de Havilland (Margaret Richards), Charles Winninger (Benjamin Richards), Allen Jenkins (Roscoe), Bonita Granville (Connie Richards), Melville Cooper (John Case), Isabel Jeans (Henrietta Richards), Grady Sutton (Stanley Potter), Thurston Hall (John Atwater), John Ridgely (Mr. Burke), Penny Singleton (Hattie), Granville Bates (Judge Harkness), Jack Mower (Mr. Schaff), Herbert Ashley (Waiter (scenes deleted)), Cliff Saum (Rivet Thrower (scenes deleted)), Lowden Adams (Atwater’s Butler at Party), Irving Bacon (Gas Station Attendant), Sidney Bracey (Carl, Richards’ Butler), Nat Carr (Construction Foreman), Chester Clute (Mr. Pinkey), Jimmy Conlin (Dour Diner), Edgar Dearing (Eddie), Herbert Evans (Richards’ Chauffeur), John Harron (Orchestra Leader), Ben Hendricks Jr. (Rivet Thrower), Arthur Housman (Drunk on Subway), Arthur Hoyt (Mr. Petewyler), George Kirby (Atwater’s Servant Asking About Colored Man), Vera Lewis (Mrs. Petewyler), Wedgwood Nowell (Clerk in Richards’ Outer Office), Paul Panzer (Flower Convention Attendee), Herbert Rawlinson (Mr. Jones), Dick Rich (Truck Driver), Rosella Towne (Miss Gray), Nella Walker (Mrs. Emmy Atwater), Lottie Williams (Ellen)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 82 min; B&W
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Comedy / Romance


