Fast and Loose (1939 film)
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Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
Produced by | Frederick Stephani |
Written by | Harry Kurnitz |
Starring | Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell |
Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
Edited by | Elmo Veron |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates
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February 17, 1939 |
Running time
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80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Fast and Loose is a 1939 American thriller film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Reginald Owen. It is a sequel to the 1938 film Fast Company and was followed the same year by Fast and Furious. In each film, different actors played the crime-solving couple.
Plot
Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane try to solve a murder, which hinges on a missing scrap of a William Shakespeare manuscript.[1]
Cast
- Robert Montgomery as Joel Sloane
- Rosalind Russell as Garda Sloane
- Reginald Owen as Vincent Charlton
- Ralph Morgan as Nicholas "Nick" Torrent
- Etienne Girardot as Christopher Oates
- Alan Dinehart as David Hilliard
- Jo Ann Sayers as Christine Torrent
- Joan Marsh as Bobby Neville
- John Hubbard as Phil Sergeant
- Tom Collins as Gerald Torrent
- Sidney Blackmer as "Lucky" Nolan
- Donald Douglas as Inspector Forbes
- Ian Wolfe as Mr Wilkes
- Mary Forbes as Mrs Torrent
- Leonard Carey as Craddock, Mrs Torrent's butler
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "a sense of humor, a facile style, genial performances and just enough puzzlement to keep us from suspecting the least suspicious member of the cast." [2]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Fast and Loose at IMDb
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