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.
Fast and Loose | |
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Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
Written by | Harry Kurnitz |
Produced by | Frederick Stephani |
Starring | |
Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
Edited by | Elmo Veron |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date | February 17, 1939 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane try to solve a murder, which hinges on a missing scrap of a William Shakespeare manuscript.[1]
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]