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  • Hard to Get (1938)
  • Approved
    82 min | Comedy, Romance
Hard to Get (1938)
Approved
82 min | Comedy, Romance

When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards (Olivia de Havilland) tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis (Dick Powell), he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have ...See moreWhen spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards (Olivia de Havilland) tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis (Dick Powell), 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 (Charles Winninger) to get financing for a plan Bill has. What happens next was not part of her original revenge plan. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Jerry Wald (screen play) | Maurice Leo (screen play) | Richard Macaulay (screen play) | Wally Kline (from an original screen story by) (as Wally Klein) & 2 more
Cinematographer
Charles Rosher (photography)
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Updated Nov 5, 1938

Release date
Nov 5, 1938 (United States)

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Dick Powell
Bill Davis Bill Davis   See fewer
Olivia de Havilland
Margaret 'Maggie' Richards (as Olivia De Havilland) Margaret 'Maggie' Richards (as Olivia De Havilland)   See fewer
Charles Winninger
Ben Richards Ben Richards   See fewer
Allen Jenkins
Roscoe Roscoe   See fewer
Isabel Jeans
Mrs. Richards Mrs. Richards   See fewer
Grady Sutton
Stanley Potter Stanley Potter   See fewer
Thurston Hall
Atwater Atwater   See fewer
Granville Bates
Judge Harkness Judge Harkness   See fewer
Jack Mower
Schaff Schaff   See fewer
Lowden Adams
Atwater's Butler at Party (uncredited) Atwater's Butler at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited) Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Nat Carr
Construction Foreman (uncredited) Construction Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Clute
Mr. Pinkey (uncredited) Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Conlin
Dour Diner (uncredited) Dour Diner (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Eddie (uncredited) Eddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Evans
Richards' Chauffeur (uncredited) Richards' Chauffeur (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Fadden
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
John Harron
Orchestra Leader (uncredited) Orchestra Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Rivet Thrower (uncredited) Rivet Thrower (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Housman
Drunk on Subway (uncredited) Drunk on Subway (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Mr. Petewyler (uncredited) Mr. Petewyler (uncredited)   See fewer
George Kirby
Atwater's Servant Asking About Colored Man (uncredited) Atwater's Servant Asking About Colored Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited)   See fewer
Wedgwood Nowell
Clerk in Richards' Outer Office (uncredited) Clerk in Richards' Outer Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Flower Convention Attendee (uncredited) Flower Convention Attendee (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Rawlinson
Mr. Jones (uncredited) Mr. Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rich
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosella Towne
Miss Gray (uncredited) Miss Gray (uncredited)   See fewer
Nella Walker
Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited) Mrs. Emmy Atwater (uncredited)   See fewer
Lottie Williams
Ellen (uncredited) Ellen (uncredited)   See fewer
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