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Dangerous Number (1937)

NR · 1937-01-22 · 1h 11m · EN
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A RED-HEADED WOMAN WAS THE CAUSE OF IT ALL!

Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.

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Robert YoungRobert YoungHankAnn SothernAnn SothernEleanorReginald OwenReginald OwenWilliamCora WitherspoonCora WitherspoonGypsyDean JaggerDean JaggerDillmanMarla SheltonMarla SheltonVeraFranklin PangbornFranklin PangbornHotel Desk ClerkBarnett ParkerBarnett ParkerMinehardiCharles TrowbridgeCharles TrowbridgeHotel ManagerIrving BaconIrving BaconDetectiveJane BarnesJane BarnesActressClem BevansClem BevansMonte Christo (Actor Friend)

Keywords

JapanMarriageScrewball comedySilk

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityJapan · Marriage · Screwball ComedyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Dangerous Number about?

Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.

How long is Dangerous Number?

Dangerous Number has a runtime of 71 minutes.