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Katharine Brush (book)
Anita Loos (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 June 1932 (USA) more
Plot:
Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair... more | full synopsis
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A Tale Of Two Cities d: Jack Conway
(From Alternative Film Guide. 16 April 2009, 7:22 PM, PDT)
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Jean Harlow Triumphs In Salacious Tale more (31 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Jean Harlow | ... | Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre | |
| Chester Morris | ... | William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. | |
| Lewis Stone | ... | William 'Will' Legendre Sr. | |
| Leila Hyams | ... | Irene 'Rene' Legendre | |
| Una Merkel | ... | Sally (Lillian's roommate) | |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Charles B. 'Charlie' / 'C.B.' Gaerste | |
| May Robson | ... | Aunt Jane | |
| Charles Boyer | ... | Albert (Gaerste's chauffeur) | |
| Harvey Clark | ... | Uncle Fred |
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79 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Jean Harlow wore a wig for this film. Because this film was filmed in black and white, to make up for the subtle change in hair color by the wig, her makeup was made more dramatic, to highlight the nature of her character. more
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Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV) more
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The Stars and Stripes Forever more
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Lillian, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, knows exactly what she wants & how to get it. Right now, she wants her young, handsome, rich & very married boss. Using her considerable - one might almost say ostentatious - physical charms, Lillian lets few obstacles stand in her way for long. After all, she's THE RED-HEADED WOMAN, and she always gets her man...
Jean Harlow was a sensation in this immoral tale, which practically shouts its pre-Production Code status. This film solidified her stardom and helped define her screen persona for generations of viewers to come. She not only had the looks, but she proved herself to be a fine actress, as well.
While the plot revolves around Harlow, the rest of the cast acquit themselves very well: Chester Morris, stern-jawed but very vulnerable as Jean's conquest; Leila Hyams, quietly sympathetic as Morris' wife; canny old Lewis Stone as Morris' father - one of the few men able to see through Harlow's tricks; Henry Stephenson as a millionaire who falls easy prey to Harlow's wiles. The story is helped considerably by the addition of two tart-tongued character actresses, Una Merkel & May Robson, whose lively lines help spark the fun. That's Charles Boyer, not quite yet a star, as Jean's chauffeur/boyfriend at the end of the story.
Movie mavens will recognize Henry Armetta in an uncredited bit as a comic waiter.
Notice that for all her outrageous behavior, Harlow's character remains unpunished & unrepentant - a situation not allowed a couple of years later with the adoption of the Code.