High Pressure

Jan 10, 1932

1h 13m

★ 6.0

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...

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

High Pressure Trailers

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Cast

Gar Evans

William Powell

Francine Dale

Evelyn Brent

Jimmy Moore

John Wray

Helen Wilson

Evalyn Knapp

Clifford Gray

Guy Kibbee

Mike Donahey

Frank McHugh

Mr. Hackett

Oscar Apfel

Geoffrey Weston

Ben Alexander

Gus Vanderbilt (as Harold Waldrige)

Harold Waldridge

Mr. Banks

Charles Middleton

Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer

Harry Beresford

Millie (uncredited)

Polly Walters

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