I Like Your Nerve (1931)
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- 1h 10min
- Comedy, Romance
- 12 Sep 1931 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... |
Larry O'Brien
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Loretta Young | ... |
Diane Forsythe
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Henry Kolker | ... |
Areal Pacheco
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Claud Allister | ... |
Archie Lester
(as Claude Allister)
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Edmund Breon | ... |
Clive Lattimer
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Boris Karloff | ... |
Luigi - Pacheco's Butler
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Luis Alberni | ... |
Sao Pedro Waiter (uncredited)
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Herbert Bunston | ... |
The Colonel (uncredited)
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André Cheron | ... |
François - Pacheco's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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George Chesebro | ... |
Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
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Harry Cording | ... |
San Arango Officer (uncredited)
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Jimmy Dime | ... |
Kidnapper (uncredited)
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Peter Gawthorne | ... |
Roberts - Lattimer's Butler (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Rocci - Assassin (uncredited)
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Lillian Kemble-Cooper | ... |
Condesa Vecchio (uncredited)
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Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Paul Panzer | ... |
One of Pacheco's Guards (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Post 38 Guard (uncredited)
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Harry Woods | ... |
Cellano - Assassin (uncredited)
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Directed by
William C. McGann | ... | (as William McGann) |
Written by
Roland Pertwee | ... | (written by) |
Houston Branch | ... | (adaptation) |
Roland Pertwee | ... | (dialogue) |
Music by
David Mendoza | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ernest Haller | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
Peter Fritch | ... | (edited by) (as Pete Fritch) |
Art Direction by
John Hughes | ... | (as John J. Hughes) |
Costume Design by
Earl Luick | ... | (gowns) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ellsworth Fredericks | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Aaron Hower | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
William Reinhold | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
William Schurr | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
Richard Walling | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
David Mendoza | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
Oscar Potoker | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Francis Salabert | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- First National Pictures (presents) (controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1931) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1931) (Canada) (theatrical)
- First National Film Distributors (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1932) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1932) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
In Latin America, Larry O'Brien (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) sees Diane Forsythe (Loretta Young) and quickly falls in love. She, however, is engaged to marry the much older Clive Lattimer (Edmund Breon). Larry discovers that her motive is to save her stepfather, Areal Pacheco (Henry Kolker), from being shot. Pacheco, the Minister of Finance, has embezzled $200,000 from the national treasury, and an audit is scheduled soon. Lattimer is extremely wealthy and willing to make up the shortfall in exchange for Diane. To keep Larry from disrupting the arrangement, Pacheco has his butler Luigi (Boris Karloff) arrange Diane's kidnapping (to Lattimer's country estate). Larry rescues Diane and leaves her in the care of his friend, Archie Lester (Claud Allister). Then he telephones a newspaper to report his "ransom" demand of $200,000. Citizens demand Pacheco pay the sum, but Larry points out that Diane's fiancé is the only person in the country with access to that much money. Lattimer refuses at first, but soon caves in to the outrage. Larry collects the money at the arranged drop-off point and later presents it to Pacheco, who then cancels Diane's engagement to Lattimer. |
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Taglines | He had his nerve with him...whether there was a balcony to be climbed, an O. Henry revolution to be fought...or a pretty girl to be kissed! (Print Ad- New York Sun, ((New York NY)) 11 September 1931) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The opening scene is missing in the TCM print, according to synopses reported in contemporary reviews. In that scene, the Douglas Fairbanks Jr. character is a bookworm who goes to Central America when advised to do so by a fortune-teller. The missing scene may account for the TCM print being shorter than the reported running time. See more » |
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Quotes |
Larry O'Brien:
I was at the cafe when you stopped there. Diane Forsythe: I think I saw your car. Larry O'Brien: I saw your's. I was enormously impressed by it's - profile. See more » |