| Hard to Get | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Screenplay by | Screenplay & titles: James Gruen Richard Weil |
| Based on | "Classified" (1927 story) from Mother Knows Best by Edna Ferber |
| Produced by | Ray Rockett |
| Starring |
Dorothy Mackaill Charles Delaney James Finlayson Louise Fazenda |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Alois Reiser |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hard to Get is a 1929 American all-talking sound pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Charles Delaney and James Finlayson.
Plot
A dress shop employee falls in love with a millionaire.
Cast
- Dorothy Mackaill as Bobby Martin
- Charles Delaney as Jerry Dillon
- James Finlayson as Pa Martin
- Louise Fazenda as Ma Martin
- Jack Oakie as Marty Martin
- Edmund Burns as Dexter Courtland
- Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Cortland
Music
The film featured a theme song entitled "Things We Want Most Are Hard To Get" which was composed by Al Bryan, John McLaughlin and George W. Meyer.
See also
References
- ^ Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005. p. 311. ISBN 0810852187
External links
- Hard to Get at IMDb
- Hard to Get at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Still #1 and #2 at gettyimages.com
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Categories:
- 1929 films
- Silent American comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- 1929 comedy films
- 1920s English-language films
- Films directed by William Beaudine
- Warner Bros. films
- Films based on American novels
- Remakes of American films
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- Films based on works by Edna Ferber
- 1920s American films
- 1920s comedy film stubs