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Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

OAKIE'S a Scream! TRACY'S a Panic! together they are a RIOT!

19346.21h 20m

Overview

Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.

Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by J. Robert Bren, Leonard Praskins, Elmer Harris
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
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Top Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Joe Graham

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Casey

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Ethel Greenwood

Arline Judge

Arline Judge

Maizie Bryan

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

Pearl La Tour

Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

Dan Sutter

Helen Westley

Helen Westley

Landlady

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

James Regan

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Max Stanley

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Switchboard Operator

Themes & Keywords

thughoodlumbuilding on fire

About Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble is a crime, comedy, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of thug, hoodlum, building on fire. Directed by William A. Wellman, it stars Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie, Constance Cummings. Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.

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