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Fast and Loose (1939 film)

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Fast and Loose
original theatrical poster
Directed byEdwin L. Marin
Written byHarry Kurnitz
Produced byFrederick Stephani
Starring
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byElmo Veron
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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

  1. ^ "Fast and Loose (1939)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ 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.