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Hold Your Man

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
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Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
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A woman is sent to a reformatory when her con artist lover flees after killing a man during a botched blackmail scheme.A woman is sent to a reformatory when her con artist lover flees after killing a man during a botched blackmail scheme.A woman is sent to a reformatory when her con artist lover flees after killing a man during a botched blackmail scheme.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.6K
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    • Sam Wood(uncredited)
    • Anita Loos(screen play)
    • Howard Emmett Rogers(screen play)
    • Frances Marion(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Clark Gable
    • Stuart Erwin
    • Sam Wood(uncredited)
    • Anita Loos(screen play)
    • Howard Emmett Rogers(screen play)
    • Frances Marion(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Clark Gable
    • Stuart Erwin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Dorothy Burgess in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
    Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Hold Your Man (1933)
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    Jean Harlow and Dorothy Burgess in Hold Your Man (1933)

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    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Ruby
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Eddie
    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Al
    Dorothy Burgess
    Dorothy Burgess
    • Gypsy
    Muriel Kirkland
    Muriel Kirkland
    • Bertha
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    • Slim
    Barbara Barondess
    Barbara Barondess
    • Sadie
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Miss Tuttle
    Inez Courtney
    Inez Courtney
    • Maizie
    Blanche Friderici
    Blanche Friderici
    • Mrs. Wagner
    Helen Freeman
    Helen Freeman
    • Miss Davis
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Elite Club Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Police Sergeant at Reformatory
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Caldwell
    • Ruby & Eddie's Son
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Miss Campbell
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    G. Pat Collins
    G. Pat Collins
    • Phil Dunn
    • (uncredited)
    Nell Craig
    Nell Craig
    • Miss Willard - Reformatory Matron
    • (uncredited)
      • Sam Wood(uncredited)
      • Anita Loos(screen play) (from a story by)
      • Howard Emmett Rogers(screen play)
      • Frances Marion(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      When Eddie is looking around Ruby's apartment, waiting for his clothes to dry, he spots a pennant on the wall that says "Albany Night Boat". That refers to the steamships that would depart New York City in the early evening for an overnight trip up the Hudson River to Albany. The ships had hundreds of staterooms and were often used - as the film's contemporary audience would know - for romantic getaways or illicit affairs. The pillow Eddie sees next may also have been a souvenir from the ship, as it's inscribed, "We're here to-day/To-morrow we're through,/So let's be gay,/It is up to you." Such trips peaked in the early 20th century, but started to decline in the 1930's when less costly, speedier, and more efficient modes of transportation by rail and automobile came to the fore. By the 1940's, the Albany Night Boat had virtually ceased to exist.
    • Goofs
      When Al and Ruby go to the Elite nightclub, as they are talking about her "lost" purse, the position of the ashtray on the table in the foreground keeps changing between shots.
    • Quotes

      Eddie: You think you're a smart dame, don't ya?

      Ruby: Well, I'm out here, and you're in there.

      [referring to jail]

    • Connections
      Featured in Bombshell (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Hold Your Man
      (1933) (uncredited)

      Music by Nacio Herb Brown

      Lyrics by Arthur Freed

      Played on a record and sung by Harriet Lee

      Reprised by Jean Harlow, playing piano and singing

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    Gable and Harlow
    Hold Your Man (1933)

    *** (out of 4)

    MGM tearjerker has a couple con artists (Jean Harlow, Clark Gable) falling in love but after an accidental murder they're separated. Gable takes off and Harlow ends up in a reform school where she learns she's pregnant but fears that she'll never see her man again. I really wasn't sure where this thing was going as it blends a strange mix of comedy with drama but in the end I found it quite touching. The first half plays as a comedy and gets a lot of laughs including a hilarious scene where Gable tries hiding from the police by getting in a tub and putting soap all over himself. There are plenty of pre-code moments mixed in with most of them coming from Harlow showing off various limbs. Gable is as good as always but it's Harlow who really steals the show. This is the first time I've seen her take on a dramatic role and she nails it perfectly. She's given several emotional scenes and she comes off very well. The ending is very dramatic and contains a beautiful message that comes across very well. It's also worth noting that there's a black preacher in the film and I think this is the nicest role I've seen a black actor play in this era of Hollywood. The stereotypes we normally see in this type of film are thrown out the window and this must have been one of the earliest films to show a black man in such a nice form.
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    • Feb 25, 2008

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White

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