Hard to Get is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy sound film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, directed by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Charles Delaney and James Finlayson.
Hard to Get earned approximately $167,000 domestically in the box office.
Plot A dress shop employee falls in love with a millionaire, but when presented with the opportunity for marriage, she has conflictions over if the millionaire will ever accept her for who she truly is.
Cast
Dorothy Mackaill as Bobby Martin Charles Delaney as Jerry Dillon James Finlayson as Pa Martin Louise Fazenda as Ma Martin Jack Oakie as Marty Martin Edmund Burns as Dexter Courtland Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Cortland
Music The film featured a theme song entitled "Things We Want Most Are Hard to Get" which was composed by Al Bryan, John McLaughlin and George W. Meyer.
Preservation The film from Hard to Get has no known surviving copies, making it considered a lost film. 72 minutes of Vitaphone disks for the Spanish international release are extant, providing the full score.
See also List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) Classified (1925)
References
External links
Still #1 and #2 at gettyimages.com