Hard to Get (1938)
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Directors
Ray Enright
Cast
Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins
The story
The hectoring wife (Isabel Jeans) of New York oil magnate Ben Richards (Charles Winninger) is gathering her family for their annual summer vacation in Newport. Their spoiled willful and beautiful daughter Margaret (Olivia de Havilland) refuses to go and storms out of the house. Impetuously commandeering a modest car belonging to her father's valet, she soon notices the car is low on fuel and stops at an auto court gas station.
Genres
Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
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