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High Pressure
Genres
ComedyRomance
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
73 min
Release Date
1932-01-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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