Hard to Get (1938)
Overview
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis, he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have forgiven him, and sends him to her father to get financing for a plan Bill has. What happens next was not part of her original revenge plan.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.08 |
Directed By
Ray Enright
Crew
Ray Enright
Jerry Wald
Richard Macaulay
Maurice Leo
Wally Kline
Joseph Schrank
Charles Rosher
Milo Anderson
Anton Grot
Thomas Richards
TOP CAST
Dick Powell
Bill Davis
Olivia de Havilland
Margaret "Maggie" Richards
Charles Winninger
Benjamin B. Richards
Allen Jenkins
Roscoe
Bonita Granville
Connie Richards
Melville Cooper
John Case
Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Henny Richards
Grady Sutton
Stanley Potter
Thurston Hall
John Atwater
John Ridgely
Burke
Penny Singleton
Hattie
Granville Bates
Judge Harkness
Jack Mower
Schaff
Lowden Adams
Atwater's Butler at Party (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Dour Diner (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Eddie (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Richards' Chauffeur (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
John Harron
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Rivet Thrower (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Mr. Petewyler (uncredited)
George Kirby
Atwater's Servant Asking About Colored Man (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Clerk in Richards' Outer Office (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Flower Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
Miss Gray (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Ellen (uncredited)
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