Fast and Loose (1939 film)

Fast and Loose
original theatrical poster
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
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	February 17, 1939
Running time	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

↑ "Fast and Loose (1939)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-03-09). "Movie Review - The Saint Strikes Back - THE SCREEN; Passing Judgments on Criterion's 'Fast and Loose,' the Paramount's 'Never Say Die,' and Others". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.

External links

Fast and Loose at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Edwin L. Marin

The Death Kiss (1932)
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
Bombay Mail (1934)
The Crosby Case (1934)
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)
Paris Interlude (1934)
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Pursuit (1935)
Moonlight Murder (1936)
Speed (1936)
I'd Give My Life (1936)
Sworn Enemy (1936)
All American Chump (1936)
Man of the People (1937)
Everybody Sing (1938)
Listen, Darling (1938)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Fast and Loose (1939)
Society Lawyer (1939)
Maisie (1939)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Florian (1940)
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
Hullabaloo (1940)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
Ringside Maisie (1941)
Paris Calling (1941)
A Gentleman After Dark (1942)
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Show Business (1944)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Johnny Angel (1945)
Abilene Town (1946)
Young Widow (1946)
Mr. Ace (1946)
Lady Luck (1946)
Nocturne (1946)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Intrigue (1947)
Race Street (1948)
The Younger Brothers (1949)
Canadian Pacific (1949)
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
Colt .45 (1950)
The Cariboo Trail (1950)
Sugarfoot (1951)
Raton Pass (1951)
Fort Worth (1951)

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