Hard to Handle

Small time con artist Lefty Merrill has co-organized a crooked dance marathon and set up his girlfriend to win the prize money. When his partner disappears with money before the contest is over, he's forced to come up with a series of cons to help pay it back.

Hard to Handle is a 1933 mystery crime movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring James Cagney, Mary Brian, Ruth Donnelly. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 1,071 votes and runs 1h 18m.