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Red Dust

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.3K
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Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932)
  • Drama
  • Romance
The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Victor Fleming(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
    • Wilson Collison(from the play by)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Jean Harlow
    • Gene Raymond
Top credits
  • Director
    • Victor Fleming(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
    • Wilson Collison(from the play by)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Jean Harlow
    • Gene Raymond
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    • 64User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    "Red Dust," Clark Gable, Jean Harlow. 1932 MGM
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable and Mary Astor in Red Dust (1932)
    Mary Astor and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932)
    Clark Gable, Mary Astor, and Gene Raymond in Red Dust (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Dennis Carsonas Dennis Carson
    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Vantineas Vantine
    Gene Raymond
    Gene Raymond
    • Gary Willisas Gary Willis
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Barbara Willisas Barbara Willis
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Guidonas Guidon
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • McQuargas McQuarg
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
    • Limeyas Limey
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Hoyas Hoy
    • Director
      • Victor Fleming(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screen play)
      • Wilson Collison(from the play by)
      • Donald Ogden Stewart(additional writer) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Conditions are spartan on Dennis Carson's Indochina rubber plantation during a dusty dry monsoon. The latest boat upriver brings Carson an unwelcome guest: Vantine, a floozy from Saigon, hoping to evade the police by a stay upcountry. But Carson, initially uninterested, soon succumbs to Vantine's ostentatious charms...until the arrival of surveyor Gary Willis, ill with malaria, and his refined but sensuous wife Barbara. Now the rains begin, and passion flows like water... —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
    • french colony
    • coolie
    • love triangle
    • monsoon
    • french indochina
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    • Taglines
      • BORN TO LOVE... two untamed hearts in a world of their own!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During filming of the famous rain-barrel sequence, Jean Harlow reportedly stood up - topless - and called out something along the lines of "one for the boys in the lab!" Director Victor Fleming allegedly removed the film from the camera to prevent any footage from reaching the black market.
    • Goofs
      When Clark Gable and Gene Raymond are in the tree while hunting, after the line: 'This would be a bad country to raise children in, wouldn't it?' the cloud in the background changes dramatically.
    • Quotes

      Barbara Willis: [watching the workers pouring liquid rubber] Why, it's milk.

      Dennis Carson: Oh no, just rubber. But you could drink it if you care to stretch a point.

      Barbara Willis: Oh, I once knew a man who made a joke like that. He was run over by a truck.

      Dennis Carson: Were you driving it?

      Barbara Willis: Yes!

      Dennis Carson: Well, you're out of luck here. We only have ox-carts and every ox knows me personally.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Appassionato in A Minor
      (uncredited)

      Music by Domenico Savino

    User reviews64

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    first key role at MGM for Harlow
    This film was the one which really showcased Jean Harlow, fresh at MGM after a stint at Columbia, and a film or two as one of the muses of Howard Hughes.

    In real life she'd married and been widowed in quick succession, and although the Paul Bern scandal must have been a strain, it doesn't show here on screen. Harlow is absolutely luminous, a wise-cracking hardboiled good-time girl with a soft centre and a hint of innocence. What else could she be but a bright platinum blonde? Mary Astor, tight-laced and classy, arrives at the sexually-charged rubber plantation with feverish husband Gene Raymond, and catches the eye of wide-boy hard-man Clark Gable (a real he-man of the 'grab em by the hair' school).

    A fascinating slice of 1930s pre-Production Code history, 'Red Dust' sizzles and is always in heat. Remade as 'Mogambo' and apart from the addition of colour, some recasting (Gardner for Harlow, Grace Kelly for Astor, Donald Sinden for Raymond), it remained a heady brew, even down to the indefatigable Mr Gable reprising his role as Carson!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crvena prašina
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 6, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $408,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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