Fast and Loose (1930 film)

Fast and Loose
Theatrical poster
Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Written byScreen story:
Doris Anderson
Jack Kirkland
Dialogue:
Preston Sturges
Based onThe Best People
1924 play
by David Gray
Avery Hopwood
StarringMiriam Hopkins
Carole Lombard
Frank Morgan
CinematographyWilliam O. Steiner
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 1930 (1930-11-08)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fast and Loose is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Miriam Hopkins, Carole Lombard and Frank Morgan. The film was written by Doris Anderson, Jack Kirkland and Preston Sturges, based on the 1924 play The Best People by David Gray and Avery Hopwood.[1][2][3] Fast and Loose was released by Paramount Pictures.

Other films or TV series with identical or similar titles, such as the 1939 MGM detective comedy starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, are not related to this film.

  1. ^ ​The Best People​ at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference amg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ TCM Screenplay info