Too Hot to Handle

1960
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1h 30m

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Jayne Mansfield in Too Hot to Handle (1960)

A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.

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5.9/10

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Trivia
Barbara Windsor's screentime was severely cut, on the instructions of Jayne Mansfield.

Goofs
Robert pours a cup of coffee in Lilliane's apartment and stirs it vigorously but he had put no milk or sugar in it.

Quotes
Diamonds Dielli: That's a very nice dress you nearly got on. I like it.

Alternate versions
The British film is in color and runs at circa 104 minutes. The USA copy, intended for TV broadcast, is in b&w and cut to 93 minutes. VHS and DVD copies are all based on the USA version.

Connections
Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 15 (1996)

Soundtracks
Too Hot To Handle
Music and Lyrics by Eric Spear
Performed by Jayne Mansfield (uncredited) and an uncredited vocal group over main titles

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Surprisingly good performance from the sexiest woman of all time

If you've seen Jayne in her two most successful movies ("Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" and "The Girl Can't Help It"), it might be easy to dismiss her as a one-trick pony. However, she's startlingly good in her best dramatic role as a clubowner's girlfriend in "Too Hot To Handle". I'm still looking for the plot in this movie (if there even is one), but Jayne steals the show (her motherly talk to mixed-up, ambitious Ponytail played by Barbara Windsor is one of the best moments in Jayne's career). She also demonstrates her singing and dancing skills in a couple of cute musical numbers (watch for her ridiculously long cigarette holder, her see-through gown with strategically placed beaded fringe, and a baffling feathered swimsuit). After seeing this movie, it's hard to believe anyone ever called Jayne Mansfield "the poor man's Marilyn Monroe".