Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know (1938)

No woman ever survived his love!

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand. He meets Margaret Van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, having no money herself, and Steve makes frantic efforts to win her and turns away from the loyal Lin Yang.

Date of release
1938-03-11
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director
Robert Florey

Casting

Interesting facts

Dangerous to Know is a 1938 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff and Gail Patrick. The screenplay 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. Wong reprised her stage role from the New York production in the film. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan and Anthony Quinn.

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