Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

Directed by	Robert Florey
Screenplay by	William R. Lipman Horace McCoy
Based on	On the Spot by Edgar Wallace
Starring	Anna May Wong Akim Tamiroff Gail Patrick
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 11, 1938 (1938-03-11)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dangerous to Know is a 1938 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff and Gail Patrick. The picture is based on British crime writer Edgar Wallace's hit 1930 play, On the Spot, which had been inspired by the career of Al Capone. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan and Anthony Quinn. The film's tagline was "No woman ever survived his love!"

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Plot

Racketeer Steve Recka – art patron and political power-maker – rules his town and his beautiful Oriental friend and hostess – Madame Lan Ying – with an iron hand. He meets Margaret van Kase, a socialite impressed by neither his power nor his wealth, having no money herself.

Cast

Anna May Wong as Madame Lan Ying
Akim Tamiroff as Stephen Recka
Gail Patrick as Margaret Van Case
Lloyd Nolan as Inspector Brandon
Harvey Stephens as Phillip Easton
Anthony Quinn as Nicky Kusnoff
Roscoe Karns as Duncan
Porter Hall as Mayor Bradley
Barlowe Borland as Butler
Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Carson
Hugh Sothern as Harvey Gregson
Edward Pawley as John Rance
Eddie Marr as Crouch
Harry Worth as Hanley
Robert Brister as Councilman Murkil
Pierre Watkin as Senator Carson

Reception

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called the film a "second-rate melodrama, hardly worthy of the talents of its generally capable cast."^[1]

References

^ Crowther, Bosley. Dangerous to Know (film review). The New York Times, March 11, 1939.

External links

Dangerous to Know at IMDb
Dangerous to Know at the American Film Institute Catalog
Dangerous to Know at the TCM Movie Database

Films directed by Robert Florey

One Hour of Love (1927)
The Romantic Age (1927)
Face Value (1927)
The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra (1928)
The Hole in the Wall (1929)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
The Battle of Paris (1929)
The Road Is Fine (1930)
My Wife's Teacher (1930)
Love Songs (1930)
Black and White (1931)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Man Called Back (1932)
Those We Love (1932)
Girl Missing (1933)
Ex-Lady (1933)
The House on 56th Street (1933)
Bedside (1934)
Registered Nurse (1934)
Smarty (1934)
I Sell Anything (1934)
I Am a Thief (1934)
The Woman in Red (1935)
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
Going Highbrow (1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Ship Cafe (1935)
The Payoff (1935)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Till We Meet Again (1936)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Outcast (1937)
King of Gamblers (1937)
Mountain Music (1937)
This Way Please (1937)
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Dangerous to Know (1938)
King of Alcatraz (1938)
Disbarred (1939)
Hotel Imperial (1939)
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
Death of a Champion (1939)
Parole Fixer (1940)
Women Without Names (1940)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Two in a Taxi (1941)
Dangerously They Live (1941)
Lady Gangster (1942)
The Desert Song (1943)
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
Man from Frisco (1944)
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
Danger Signal (1945)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Rogues' Regiment (1948)
Outpost in Morocco (1949)
The Crooked Way (1949)
The Vicious Years (1950)
Johnny One-Eye (1950)
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Angel Esquire (1908)
The Council of Justice (1908)
Captain Tatham (1909)
The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
The Nine Bears (1910)
Private Selby (1912)
The Fourth Plague (1913)
Grey Timothy (1913)
The River of Stars (1913)
The Man Who Bought London (1915)
The Melody of Death (1915)
A Debt Discharged (1916)
The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
The Secret House (1917)
The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
Down Under Donovan (1918)
The Man Who Knew (1918)
Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
The Green Rust (1919)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
Jack O'Judgment (1920)
The Book of All Power (1921)
The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
The Angel of Terror (1922)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Green Archer (1923)
The Missing Million (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
Double Dan (1924)
The Face in the Night (1924)
Room 13 (1924)
The Sinister Man (1924)
The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
Blue Hand (1925)
The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Strange Countess (1925)
The Three Just Men (1925)
The Avenger (1926)
Barbara on Her Own (1926)
The Black Abbot (1926)
The Northing Tramp (1926)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Yellow Snake (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
Terror Keep (1927)
The Traitor's Gate (1927)
The Squeaker (1927)
The Forger (1927)
Again the Three (1928)
The Gunner (1928)
Four Square Jane (1929)
The Green Ribbon (1929)
The India-Rubber Men (1929)
The Calendar (1930)
The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
The Lady of Ascot (1930)
The Man at the Carlton (1931)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

An African Millionaire (1904)
M'Lady (1921)
Double Dan (1927)
The Terror (1927)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
The Calendar (1929)
Persons Unknown (1929)
On the Spot (1930)
The Mouthpiece (1930)
Smoky Cell (1930)
The Old Man (1931)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940) The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969, TV series)
The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921) The Four Just Men (1939) The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill (1960) Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) The Malpas Mystery (1960) Marriage of Convenience (1960) The Clue of the New Pin (1961) Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) The Fourth Square (1961) Man Detained (1961) Attempt to Kill (1961) Clue of the Silver Key (1961) Never Back Losers (1961) Partners in Crime (1961) The Sinister Man (1961) Time to Remember (1962) Playback (1962) Solo for Sparrow (1962) Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) Incident at Midnight (1963) Return to Sender (1963) Ricochet (1963) Accidental Death (1963) Five to One (1963) The Verdict (1964) We Shall See (1964) Act of Murder (1964) Change Partners (1965)
Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) The Crimson Circle (1960) The Avenger (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Green Archer (1961) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) Room 13 (1964) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Sinister Monk (1965) The Hunchback of Soho (1966) The Trygon Factor (1966) Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) The Monk with the Whip (1967) The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) The Gorilla of Soho (1968) Double Face (1969) The Man with the Glass Eye (1969) The Body in the Thames (1971)
Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) Angel Esquire (1919) Wanted at Headquarters (1920) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) Down Under Donovan (1922) Melody of Death (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Great Unknown (1927) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928 serial) Chick (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) Red Aces (1930) The Squeaker (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Ringer (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) Giallo (1933) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Double (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Green Pack (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) Strangers on Honeymoon (1936) The Frog (1937) The Squeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967) The Devil Came from Akasava (1970) The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Television	Educated Evans (1957–58) The Mixer (1992)

Family

Mary Jane Richards (mother)
Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)

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