Hard to Get (1929 film)

Hard to Get is a 1929 American all-talking sound pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Charles Delaney and James Finlayson.

Hard to Get
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Directed by	William Beaudine
Screenplay by	Screenplay & titles: James Gruen Richard Weil
Based on	"Classified" (1927 story) from Mother Knows Best by Edna Ferber
Produced by	Ray Rockett
Starring	Dorothy Mackaill Charles Delaney James Finlayson Louise Fazenda
Cinematography	John F. Seitz
Edited by	Stuart Heisler
Music by	Alois Reiser
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 4, 1929 (1929-08-04)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A dress shop employee falls in love with a millionaire.

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Bobby Martin
• Charles Delaney as Jerry Dillon
• James Finlayson as Pa Martin
• Louise Fazenda as Ma Martin
• Jack Oakie as Marty Martin
• Edmund Burns as Dexter Courtland
• Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Cortland

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "Things We Want Most Are Hard To Get" which was composed by Al Bryan, John McLaughlin and George W. Meyer.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
• Classified (1925)

External links

• Hard to Get at IMDb
• Hard to Get at the TCM Movie Database
• Still #1 and #2 at gettyimages.com