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Platinum Blonde

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Jean Harlow, Robert Williams, and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
ComedyRomance
A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.1K
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  • Director
    • Frank Capra
  • Writers
    • Harry Chandlee(story)
    • Douglas W. Churchill(story)
    • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Loretta Young
    • Robert Williams
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Capra
  • Writers
    • Harry Chandlee(story)
    • Douglas W. Churchill(story)
    • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Loretta Young
    • Robert Williams
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    • 62User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    • Photos28

    Robert Williams and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow and Robert Williams in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow, Don Dillaway, Robert Williams, and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Jean Harlow in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Reginald Owen, Robert Williams, and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Robert Williams and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)
    Platinum Blonde (1931)

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    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Ann Schuyleras Ann Schuyler
    Loretta Young
    Loretta Young
    • Gallagheras Gallagher
    Robert Williams
    Robert Williams
    • Stew Smithas Stew Smith
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Butleras Butler
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Graysonas Grayson
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Conroy - the Editoras Conroy - the Editor
    Don Dillaway
    Don Dillaway
    • Michael Schuyleras Michael Schuyler
    • (as Donald Dillaway)
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Bingyas Bingy
    Claud Allister
    Claud Allister
    • Dawson - the Valetas Dawson - the Valet
    • (as Claude Allister)
    Louise Closser Hale
    Louise Closser Hale
    • Mrs. Schuyleras Mrs. Schuyler
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Butleras Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Vance Carroll
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Hank - a Reporteras Hank - a Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Speakeasy Proprietoras Speakeasy Proprietor
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Eckhardt
    Oliver Eckhardt
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Ann's Beau - the Round-the-World Flyeras Ann's Beau - the Round-the-World Flyer
    • (uncredited)
    Adolph Faylauer
    Adolph Faylauer
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    J.C. Fowler
    J.C. Fowler
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Harry Chandlee(story)
      • Douglas W. Churchill(story)
      • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Reporter Gallagher loves reporter Smith who marries Anne. He's soon bored being married to a socialite and asks Gallagher to help him write a play. She arrives with a bunch of reporters and the mansion turns into a party. Anne arrives and orders them out and Smith goes with them. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • She Was Gorgeous - He Was A Man . . . So, the other girl had to wait !
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The $50 bribe offered by the lawyer would equate to $780 in 2016. The $10,000 mentioned to settle the matter of breach-of-promise would be the same as almost $156,000 in 2016.
    • Goofs
      The spelling of "OK" was not standardized for a long time. Dashiell Hammett among others spelled it "okeh" and "oke."
    • Quotes

      Dexter Grayson: The last time I asked her for those letters, she made very uncouth noises with her mouth.

    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Manhattan
      (uncredited)
      Music by Richard Rodgers
      Played over main titles

    User reviews62

    Review
    Top review
    A Delight
    There is a scene with Robert Williams and Jean Harlow singing a ditty to each other. There was such natural wit and affection that their infatuation and joy in each others company was perfectly expressed. This was love, this was sensuality, without a hint of the physicality that modern movies are forced to graphicly depict. Seeing a movie like this, made in low fidelity black and white seventy years ago shows what we have lost.
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    • alrodbel
    • Oct 1, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gallagher
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £600,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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