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Hotter Than Hot
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Lewis R. Foster

Cast: Harry Langdon [Harry], Thelma Todd [Thelma], Edgar Kennedy [Jack], Eddie Dunn, Edith Kramer (Jill Dennett), Frank Austin

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All Talking Picture]. / Produced by Hal Roach. Screenplay by H.M. Walker. Film editor, Richard C. Currier. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released [?] 17 or 26? August 1929. / [?] Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format? Western Electric [?] Movietone sound-on-film? synchronized sound system. / Dennett’s film debut. [?] The film is listed by Maltin-Selected p. 72 and Website-IMDb as released 17 August 1929; Edmonds-Todd p. 270 lists the release date as 26 August 1929. / Full-sound film.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Fire - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 31 January 2025.

References: Edmonds-Todd p. 270; Maltin-Selected p. 72; Schelly-Langdon pp. 143, 147, 221 : Website-IMDb.