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
original theatrical poster
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin
Written by	Harry Kurnitz
Produced by	Frederick Stephani
Starring	Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Elmo Veron
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	February 17, 1939
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Robert Montgomery as Joel Sloane
• Rosalind Russell as Garda Sloane
• Reginald Owen as Vincent Charlton
• Ralph Morgan as Nicholas "Nick" Torrent
• Etienne Girardot as Christopher Oates
• Alan Dinehart as David Hilliard
• Jo Ann Sayers as Christine Torrent
• Joan Marsh as Bobby Neville
• John Hubbard as Phil Sergeant
• Tom Collins as Gerald Torrent
• Sidney Blackmer as "Lucky" Nolan
• Donald Douglas as Inspector Forbes
• Ian Wolfe as Mr Wilkes
• Mary Forbes as Mrs Torrent
• Leonard Carey as Craddock, Mrs Torrent's butler

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

External links

• Fast and Loose at IMDb

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