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Hands Across the Table

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Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) becomes a manicurist at a hotel in order to meet a rich husband, and soon she finds wealthy Allen Macklyn (Ralph Bellamy), who falls for her. Regi also goes out with Theodore Drew III (Fred MacMurray), member of a prominent family, only to find out that the Drews have lost their fortunes due to the stock market crash, and Theodore plans to marry an heiress for money himself. As feelings between Regi and Theodore develop, their careful plans start to change.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Smart-mouthed romance... Apr 10, 2021 Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair I had a swell time at it. Jun 12, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews ... never that funny or intelligent as it appears to be at first glance. Rated: C Aug 17, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 18, 2005 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies [Leisen] keeps things moving at a nice pace, and his attention to detail in the sets and costumes makes the film a joy to look at. Rated: 3/5 May 21, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D It is sure screwball bout it forgets to actually be funny. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/10/23 Full Review joe m Predictable and the slightest of plot for this story of a manicurist trying to snag a rich husband. Yet, the movie is made enjoyable due to the comic performances of Lombard and MacMurray. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting and very oddball romantic comedy. Poor Ralph Belamy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked that Carole Lombard is a manicurist in this movie. I must say Fred and Carole are great in this! I really found some parts quite funny at times! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Breezy lark with a sparkling Carole Lombard. She and Fred work well together as always and if you only know him from his years as the retiring dad on My Three Sons he's quite dishy here. Ralph Bellamy is the odd man out again but at lest his Allen is afforded some dignity here instead of being the poor sap he usually got stuck playing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member <I>Hands Across the Table</I> is a variation on probably the most oft-recycled of all screwball plots, that of the gold-digger whose schemes are derailed by the inconvenient intervention of true love. Carole Lombard, as a designing manicurist, and Fred MacMurray, as the penniless playboy the former mistakes for her meal ticket, are both wonderful, but there's something odd about the tone of the picture, evidenced by the fact that our sadness for Ralph Bellamy, Lombard's unrequited suitor, outweighs our happiness for Lombard and MacMurray at the close. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) becomes a manicurist at a hotel in order to meet a rich husband, and soon she finds wealthy Allen Macklyn (Ralph Bellamy), who falls for her. Regi also goes out with Theodore Drew III (Fred MacMurray), member of a prominent family, only to find out that the Drews have lost their fortunes due to the stock market crash, and Theodore plans to marry an heiress for money himself. As feelings between Regi and Theodore develop, their careful plans start to change.
Director
Mitch Leisen
Producer
E. Lloyd Sheldon
Screenwriter
Norman Krasna, Vincent Lawrence, Herbert Fields
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 4, 2006
Runtime
1h 20m