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Red-Headed Woman (1932)

TV_PG 79 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   25 June 1932 (USA)
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Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force society to pay attention to her... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Conway

Writers:

Anita Loos (screenplay), Katharine Brush (book), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Harlow ...
Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
Chester Morris ...
William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
Lewis Stone Lewis Stone ...
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Leila Hyams ...
Irene 'Rene' Legendre
Una Merkel Una Merkel ...
Sally
Henry Stephenson Henry Stephenson ...
Charles B. 'Charlie' / 'C.B.' Gaerste
May Robson May Robson ...
Aunt Jane
Charles Boyer ...
Albert
Harvey Clark Harvey Clark ...
Uncle Fred
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Storyline

Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force society to pay attention to her. She has another affair with the chauffeur Albert. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Chauffeur | Divorce | Infidelity | Redhead | Forbidden Hollywood  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Mulher dos Cabelos Vermelhos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$401,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Joan Crawford and Clara Bow were the most prominent actresses considered for the title role before the younger, less experienced Harlow was cast. There had, in fact, been so many candidates for the role that MGM's Marie Dressler donned a red wig and posed for some gag publicity stills. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Sally is removing her pajamas to give back to Lillian, the camera is constantly moving to keep the nudity out of the frame. However, when Sally removes her top and hands it to Lillian, you can easily see Jean Harlow's right breast fully bared for a half second. (About 12 frames between 0:17:18 to 0:17:19 on the DVD.) See more »

Quotes

Lillian 'Lil': Well you son-of-a-sea-snake! Have you got on my new pajamas?
[Sally hesitates guiltily]
Lillian 'Lil': Yeah, well you shake right out of 'em, Hortence.
Sally: [annoyed] Alright!
Lillian 'Lil': I'm too important these days to sleep informally.
[removes her blouse]
Lillian 'Lil': What if there'd be a fire?
Sally: You'd have to cover up to keep from being recognized.
[camera pans down to Lil's legs as Sally hands her the silk pajama pants]
Lillian 'Lil': [climbing into the pajamas] Say love, let's have a little more respect from you, now that I belong to one of the fine old families...
[...]
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Connections

Featured in American Grindhouse (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"We'll Dance Till Dawn"
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields See more »