Fast Company (1938): Cast
Fast Company is a 1938 romantic comedy directed by Edward Buzzell, starring Melvyn Douglas as Joel Sloane, Florence Rice and Nat Pendleton. It runs 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 15m (75 min)
- Director
- Edward Buzzell
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Fast Company About?
The premise of Fast Company without spoilers.
Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
Fast Company Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- death threat
- husband wife relationship
- business partners
- framed for theft
- womanizer
- kiss
- rare book dealer
- false accusation of murder
- father disapproves of daughter's boyfriend
- man in the shower
- fencing stolen property
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
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- flirting
- cigarette smoking
- apartment
- secret hiding place
- attempted murder
- following someone in a car
- man bound to a chair
- handcuffed man
- ends with a kiss
- taxi
- woman in jeopardy
- man punches a woman
- husband
- wife
- secretary
- murder
- first of trilogy
- first of series
- breaking through a window
- reference to charles dickens
- husband and wife sleuths
- police lieutenant
- detective series
- blackmail
- reference to george washington
- horizontal wipe
- taxi driver
- shot in the butt
- hired killer
- reference to robert burns
- newspaper headline
- whodunit
- counterfeit antique
- reference to percy shelley
- first edition
- ex convict
- twin beds
- lawyer
Fast Company Cast & Characters
Melvyn Douglas leads the cast as Joel Sloane, with Florence Rice as Garda Sloane and Nat Pendleton as Paul Terison. Directed by Edward Buzzell; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward Buzzell
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Melvyn Douglas as Joel Sloane - Florence Rice as Garda Sloane
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Nat Pendleton as Paul Terison -
Louis Calhern as Elias Z. Bannerman
Also Starring in Fast Company
· 23 more- Harold Miller Auction Attendee (uncredited)
- Edmund Mortimer Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Chuck Hamilton Police Detective (uncredited)
- Thurston Hall Dist. Atty. MacMillen
- Jack Chefe Maitre d' (uncredited)
- Douglass Dumbrille Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- Edward Hearn Policeman (uncredited)
- Barbara Bedford MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
- Minor Watson Steve Langner
- George Zucco Otto Brockler
- Ronald R. Rondell Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Donald Douglas Lt. James Flanner
- Claire Dodd Julia Thorne
- Horace McMahon Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
- Wedgwood Nowell Man in Victim's House (uncredited)
- Shepperd Strudwick Ned Morgan
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- Dwight Frye Sidney Z. Wheeler
- Mary Howard Leah Brockler
- Henry Sylvester Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Roger Converse Assistant Dist. Atty. Byers (uncredited)
- James B. Carson Safe Expert (uncredited)
- Jack Foss Attendant Bringing Sandwich (uncredited)
- Natalie Garson Mildred, Girl with Sidney (uncredited)
Cars in Fast Company
10 cars on screen, including the 1936 Buick Century and the 1937 Buick Special.
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1936 Buick Century Important role -
1937 Buick Special Important role -
1935 De Soto Airstream Minor role -
1936 De Soto Airstream Minor role
Fast Company Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Rare Book Murder” and “Amigos peligrosos”.
- Also known as
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- Rare Book Murder
- Amigos peligrosos
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Fast Company FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Fast Company, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Fast Company?
Fast Company runs 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes).
When was Fast Company released?
Fast Company was released on July 5, 1938.
Who directed Fast Company?
Fast Company was directed by Edward Buzzell.
More films by Edward Buzzell Who is in the cast of Fast Company?
Fast Company stars Melvyn Douglas as Joel Sloane, Florence Rice as Garda Sloane and Nat Pendleton as Paul Terison, among 27 credited actors.
Does Fast Company have a post-credit scene?
No. Fast Company has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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