High Tension
High Tension

High Tension

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1936
1h 3m
5.4(5 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Brian Donlevy

Steve Reardon

Brian Donlevy
Acting

Glenda Farrell

Edith McNeil

Glenda Farrell
Directing

Norman Foster

Eddie Mitchell

Norman Foster
Acting

Helen Wood

Brenda Burke

Helen Wood
Acting

Robert McWade

Willard Stone

Robert McWade
Acting

Theodore von Eltz

Noble Harrison

Theodore von Eltz
Acting

Romaine Callender

F. Willoughby Tuttle

Romaine Callender
Acting

Joe Sawyer

Terry Madden

Joe Sawyer
Acting

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie

Hattie McDaniel
Acting

Murray Alper

Chuck

Murray Alper
Acting

Eric Alden

Draftsman

Eric Alden
Acting

Dewey Bender

Messenger Boy

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Costume & Make-Up

Sam Benson

Meek-Mannered Man

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Acting

A.R. Bogard

Winch Operator

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Acting

Ward Bond

Husky Man

Ward Bond
Acting

Wade Boteler

Man at Oxygen Tent

Wade Boteler
Acting

Margaret Brayton

Secretary

Margaret Brayton
Acting

Joe Brown

First Bartender

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Acting

Julie Carter

Clerk--Frisco Office

Julie Carter
Acting

Gordon Carveth

Waiter

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Acting

George Chandler

Man at Honolulu Dock

George Chandler
Acting

Russ Clark

Air Operator

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Acting

Charles Dorety

Taxi Driver

Charles Dorety
Acting

Jimmie Dundee

Man in Cafe

No Image
Acting

Earl Eby

Doctor

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Acting

Dick Elliott

Sundholm

Dick Elliott
Acting

Matt Gilman

Man in Cafe

No Image
Acting

June Gittelson

Fat Girl

June Gittelson
Acting

Christine Gossett

Clerk--Frisco Office

No Image
Acting

Duke Green

Man in Cafe

No Image
Acting

Sherry Hall

Heckling Clerk

No Image
Acting

Pat Hartigan

Speedboat Pilot

Pat Hartigan
Acting

Edward Hearn

Businessman

Edward Hearn
Acting

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Blake

Ben Hendricks Jr.
Acting

Sol Hoopii Jr.

Hawaiian

No Image
Acting

J. Anthony Hughes

Telephone Operator

J. Anthony Hughes
Acting

Beulah Hutton

Secretary

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Acting

Fred Kelsey

Desk Sergeant

Fred Kelsey
Acting

Al Kikume

Hawaiian

Al Kikume
Acting

Ethan Laidlaw

Winch Operator

Ethan Laidlaw
Acting

Walter Lawrence

Radio Operator

No Image
Acting

Wilfred Lucas

Businessman

Wilfred Lucas
Acting

Philo McCullough

Draftsman

Philo McCullough
Acting

Lucille Miller

Telephone Operator

Lucille Miller
Acting

Bruce Mitchell

Jailer

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Acting

Sonya Mitchell

Clerk--Frisco Office

No Image
Acting

Louis Natheaux

Heckling Clerk

Louis Natheaux
Acting

Pat O'Malley

Ship's Mate

Pat O'Malley
Crew

Harvey Parry

Little Man

Harvey Parry
Acting

Virginia Paxton

Telephone Operator

No Image
Acting

Ruth Peterson

Clerk--Frisco Office

Ruth Peterson
Acting

Wayne Rivers

Winch Operator

No Image
Acting

John Rogers

Janitor

No Image
Acting

Bob Rose

Man in Cafe

No Image
Acting

Gloria Roy

Clerk--Frisco Office

No Image
Acting

Marvin Stephens

Office Boy

Marvin Stephens
Acting

Landers Stevens

Businessman

Landers Stevens
Acting

Harry Tenbrook

Second Bartender

Harry Tenbrook
Acting

Anita Thompson

Telephone Operator

No Image
Acting

Dale Van Sickel

Draftsman

Dale Van Sickel
Acting

Ernest Wood

Jewelry Salesman

No Image
Acting

Florence Wright

Clerk--Frisco Office

Florence Wright
Acting

Iris Yamaoka

Japanese Maid

No Image
Acting

Fred Brown

Winch Operator

No Image

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