High Pressure (1932)
Overview
Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors. Finding them is relatively easy, but it becomes difficult when those want to see the inventor of the synthetic rubber...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.661 |
Directed By
Mervyn LeRoy
Crew
Mervyn LeRoy
Aben Kandel
Joseph Jackson
Anton Grot
C.A. Riggs
Ralph Dawson
Earl Luick
S.J. Peters
Robert Kurrle
William Forsyth
TOP CAST
William Powell
Gar Evans
Evelyn Brent
Francine Dale
John Wray
Jimmy Moore
Evalyn Knapp
Helen Wilson
Guy Kibbee
Clifford Gray
Frank McHugh
Mike Donahey
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Hackett
Ben Alexander
Geoffrey Weston
Harold Waldridge
Gus Vanderbilt (as Harold Waldrige)
Charles Middleton
Mr. Banks
Harry Beresford
Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer
Polly Walters
Millie (uncredited)
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