Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

70 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | March 11, 1938

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.

Dangerous to Know

70 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | March 11, 1938

Dangerous to Know
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Paramount
Original title Dangerous to Know
Directors Robert Florey
Writers William R. Lipman, Horace McCoy, Edgar Wallace

Cast

Anna May Wong

as Madame Lan Ying

Akim Tamiroff

as Stephen Recka

Gail Patrick

as Margaret Van Kase

Lloyd Nolan

as Inspector Brandon

Harvey Stephens

as Philip Easton

Anthony Quinn

as Nicolai Kusoff

Roscoe Karns

as Duncan

Porter Hall

as Mayor Bradley

Barlowe Borland

as Butler

Hedda Hopper

as Mrs. Carson

Hugh Sothern

as Harvey Greggson

Edward Pawley

as John Rance

Eddie Marr

as Crouch

Harry Worth

as Hanley

Robert Brister

as Councilman Murkil

Pierre Watkin

as Senator Carson