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Bombshell (1933)

96 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   13 October 1933 (USA)
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Sexpot film star Lola Burns seeks a new image and tries marrying a marquis, adopting a baby -- all sorts of schemes which go awry.

Writers:

Caroline Francke (play), Mack Crane (play), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Harlow ...
Lee Tracy Lee Tracy ...
E.J."Space"Hanlon
Frank Morgan ...
Pops Burns
Franchot Tone ...
Gifford Middleton
Pat O'Brien ...
Jim Brogan
Una Merkel Una Merkel ...
Mac
Ted Healy Ted Healy ...
Junior Burns
Ivan Lebedeff Ivan Lebedeff ...
Hugo, Marquis Di Pisa Di Pisa
Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell ...
Lily, Junior's Girl Friend (as Isobel Jewell)
Louise Beavers Louise Beavers ...
Loretta
Leonard Carey Leonard Carey ...
Winters
Mary Forbes Mary Forbes ...
Mrs. Middleton
C. Aubrey Smith ...
Mr. Wendell Middleton
June Brewster June Brewster ...
Alice Cole
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nils Asther ...
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Lola Burns is at the top of the pile in Hollywood. But life ain't easy, what with her father and brother always hanging around for handouts, and devious studio publicity honcho Space Hanlon cooking up endless lurid newspaper stories. Makes a girl want to give up pictures. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}  

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Plot Keywords:

Publicity | Hollywood | Marquis | Newspaper | Baby  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Blonde Bombshell See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$344,000 (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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Trivia

Caroline Francke's and Mack Crane's play was unproduced. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: A piece of debris can be seen at the top of the camera lens in several of the shots of Lola riding a horse in the desert. The debris appears and disappears from shot to shot. See more »

Quotes

Lola Burns: I didn't give you that for a negligee, that's an evening wrap!
Loretta: I know, Miss Lola, but the negligee you gave me got all tore up night before last.
Lola Burns: Your day off is sure brutal on your lingerie.
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Connections

Featured in Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lazybones"
(1933)
Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer
Played by Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra at the Coconut Grove nightclub See more »