A Dangerous Adventure

Jul 21, 1937

0h 58m

★ 1.0

She fought his fists of steel with arms of velvet!

Overview

This drama chronicles the education of a naive, rich young woman who inherits a steel mill. To help her keep it running she unites with a man. Meanwhile two crooks try to destroy her production in order to force her to sell it to them for very little money. They are thwarted at the last moment.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Tim Sawyer

Don Terry

Linda Gale

Rosalind Keith

Allen

Russell Hicks

Hadley

John Gallaudet

Marie

Nana Bryant

Depan

Frank C. Wilson

Calkins

Marc Lawrence

Dutch

Joe Sawyer

The Right Honorable Gerald Roderick Shell (uncredited)

Milton Owen

Steve Kostain, nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the McNamaras, and falls for the daughter, "Red", who is already involved with another steelworker. Although he is at first has a hard time with his co-workers, he eventually wins them over, and also wins the girl.

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