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Three Wise Girls

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke, and Marie Prevost in Three Wise Girls (1932)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Cassie moves to New York and jumps from one job to another until she lands a modeling gig.Cassie moves to New York and jumps from one job to another until she lands a modeling gig.Cassie moves to New York and jumps from one job to another until she lands a modeling gig.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
623
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Beaudine
  • Writers
    • Wilson Collison(story "Blonde Baby")
    • Agnes Christine Johnston(adaptation)
    • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Mae Clarke
    • Walter Byron
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Beaudine
  • Writers
    • Wilson Collison(story "Blonde Baby")
    • Agnes Christine Johnston(adaptation)
    • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Mae Clarke
    • Walter Byron
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    • 20User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow and Robert Dudley in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow and Mae Clarke in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow and Mae Clarke in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow, Walter Byron, Natalie Moorhead, and Jameson Thomas in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke, and Marie Prevost in Three Wise Girls (1932)
    Jean Harlow and Walter Byron in Three Wise Girls (1932)

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    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Cassie Barnesas Cassie Barnes
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Gladys Kaneas Gladys Kane
    Walter Byron
    Walter Byron
    • Jerry Dexteras Jerry Dexter
    Marie Prevost
    Marie Prevost
    • Dotas Dot
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Jimmy Callahan - Chauffeuras Jimmy Callahan - Chauffeur
    Natalie Moorhead
    Natalie Moorhead
    • Ruth Dexteras Ruth Dexter
    Jameson Thomas
    Jameson Thomas
    • Arthur Phelpsas Arthur Phelps
    Lucy Beaumont
    Lucy Beaumont
    • Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Motheras Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    • Mrs. Kaneas Mrs. Kane
    • (as Clare Ward)
    Robert Dudley
    Robert Dudley
    • Lem - the Druggistas Lem - the Druggist
    Marcia Harris
    Marcia Harris
    • Landladyas Landlady
    Walter Miller
    Walter Miller
    • Manager of Drugstoreas Manager of Drugstore
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • Andreas Andre
    • Director
      • William Beaudine
    • Writers
      • Wilson Collison(story "Blonde Baby")
      • Agnes Christine Johnston(adaptation)
      • Robert Riskin(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Cassie has come to New York and goes to work as a model where her friend Gladys works. She falls in love with wealthy young Jerry who is already married. Gladys has the same probelm with her man Phelps. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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    • Taglines
      • They scoffed at love - laughed at marriage - lived for luxury alone!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
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      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    • Trivia
      This was the last film for which Jean Harlow was loaned out. All her remaining pictures were for her home studio, MGM.
    • Goofs
      The foam in Jerry's double Bromo-Seltzer goes down to the bottom of the glass in one shot, then it is back near the top of the glass when he finally goes to drink it.
    • Quotes

      Dot: You know, addressing envelopes ain't as tough as it's cracked up to be.

      Cassie Barnes: No?

      Dot: No! There's a lot of money in it. I doped the whole thing out a while ago. At a dollar and a half a thousand, if I sell an envelope to everybody in the United States, I'd make a hundred and fifty thousand dollars!

      Cassie Barnes: That's swell. Have you figured out how long it's going to take you to do that?

      Dot: Oh, um... About two-hundred and fifty years.

      Cassie Barnes: I had no idea there was such a future in it.

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    Review
    Top review
    Is the Title Meant to be Ironic
    It's early Harlow in a role that doesn't require her signature sparkle. Still, there's enough shine to get noticed. The movie itself is nothing special, reminding me a bit of a cut-rate Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Here shapely working-class girls Clarke and Harlow try to satisfy their hearts' desire by marrying well; at the same time, they must dodge the inevitable mashers. Seems however their rich gentlemen already have wives, so that becomes a problem. Still, we get to see Harlow wiggle in and out of costumes in what would become part of her appeal. Have to say I didn't recognize the familiar Andy Devine under all that chauffeur's uniform. Too bad he didn't get more screen time. Then there's Marie Provost, the wise-cracking third girl, whose rather chubby figure presaged an eventual tragic end (IMDB), cutting short a promising Patsy Kelly-type career.

    There's one really jolting scene that's sneaky as heck. Broken hearted, Gladys (Clarke) peers down from stories above street level. We think we know what she's planning, but as it turns out, we don't. Anyway, it's a really well thought-out sequence in an otherwise unexceptional screenplay. All in all, the 60-some minutes amounts to a good look at a pre-celebrity Harlow, along with Mae Clarke, who at least doesn't have to eat grapefruit courtesy Jimmy Cagney.
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    • dougdoepke
    • Sep 23, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blonde Baby
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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