New York Times Movie Review
Hot Money (1936)
At the Palace
T.M.P.
Published: July 25, 1936
Ross Alexander, who has the part of super-promotion expert for Gasoline Substitute, Inc., persuades his secretary, the rôle taken by the lovely Beverly Roberts, during the course of "Hot Money," at the Palace, to become a stockholder in the new company, which he organizes by selling watered stock to a gullible public. The product with which he hopes to drive all the oil companies out of business is a liquid concentrate which, when mixed with pure water, can be used as a substitute for gasoline. Of course, the formula and its eccentric discoverer disappear quite conveniently early in the film and do not return until the investors start clamoring for their money.
Patterned somewhat along the lines of "Get Rich Quick Wallingford," the new film is neither particularly good nor conspicuously poor farce. Thanks to competent editing and direction, it falls quite gracefully into that niche reserved for "amiable entertainments."
Paul Graetz, exiled German character actor, is excellent in the rôle of the eccentric inventor. Mr. Alexander is especially well suited to his part and is helpfully assisted by Miss Roberts, Joseph Cawthorn and Andrew Tombes.
HOT MONEY, based on a story and screen play by William Jacobs; directed by William McGann; a Warner Brothers production.
Chick Randall . . . . . Ross Alexander
Grace Lane . . . . . Beverly Roberts
Max Dourfuss . . . . . Joseph Cawthorn
Dr. David . . . . . Paul Graetz
Willie . . . . . Andrew Tombes
Pasquale Romenetti . . . . . Harry Burns
Antonio Romenetti . . . . . Ed Conrad
Ruth McElniney . . . . . Anne Nagel
Hank Ford . . . . . Frank Orth
Joe Morgan . . . . . Cy Kendall
Ed Biddle . . . . . Andre Beranger
Gus Vanderbilt . . . . . Joe Cunningham
Forbes . . . . . Addison Richards
Ratte . . . . . Charley Foy
Professor Kimberly . . . . . R. Emmett Keane
Joe Thomas . . . . . Ed Stanley
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