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The Girl from Missouri

  • 19341934
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.2K
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Jean Harlow in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.
IMDb RATING
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1.2K
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  • Directors
    • Jack Conway
    • Sam Wood(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Anita Loos(original screenplay)
    • John Emerson(original screenplay)
    • Howard Emmett Rogers(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Franchot Tone
    • Lionel Barrymore
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jack Conway
    • Sam Wood(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Anita Loos(original screenplay)
    • John Emerson(original screenplay)
    • Howard Emmett Rogers(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jean Harlow
    • Franchot Tone
    • Lionel Barrymore
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    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow, and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow, and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow, Patsy Kelly, and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow, Douglas Fowley, and Patsy Kelly in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
    Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone in The Girl from Missouri (1934)

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    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Edith (Eadie) Chapman
    Franchot Tone
    Franchot Tone
    • Thomas Randall Paige Jr.
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Thomas Randall Paige
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Frank Cousins
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Kitty Lennihan
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Lord Douglas
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Miss Newberry
    Hale Hamilton
    Hale Hamilton
    • Charlie Turner
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • Sen. Titcombe
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Lifeguard
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Cop Arresting Eadie
    • (scenes deleted)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Electrician
    • (scenes deleted)
    Russell Hopton
    Russell Hopton
    • Bert
    • (scenes deleted)
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Ainsley
    • Paige's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Bard
    Ben Bard
    • Frame-Up Gangster Hugging Eadie
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Frame-Up Accomplice
    • (uncredited)
    Red Berger
    • Carpenter
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Sam Wood(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Anita Loos(original screenplay)
      • John Emerson(original screenplay)
      • Howard Emmett Rogers(dialogue) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Jean Harlow, the star of the movie, was indeed "The Girl from Missouri", having been born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 3, 1911.
    • Goofs
      When Eadie is looking over the house with T.R. and T.R. Jr., they enter a dark room with large windows. When T.R. goes to turn on the lights, the light coming in through the windows goes out a couple beats before the room lights come on.
    • Quotes

      Kitty Lennihan: I kinda like the butler.

      Eadie Chapman: Well, it's just as easy to like a millionaire.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      BORN TO BE KISSED
      Written by Arthur Schwartz

      Lyrics by Howard Dietz

      Cut from 70-minute version

    User reviews23

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Sanitized but enjoyable.
    During the early 1930s, pretty much anything went when it came to films--nudity, cursing, adultery and graphic violence. However, these sort of films did not set well with many Americans or special interest groups, such as the Catholic Legion of Decency and attendance began to drop--leading the leaders of the various studios to scramble to bring back viewers. Ultimately, this led to the creation of the new Productiton Code of 1934. Gone were all the excesses of the past years and in its place was a very sanitized world--where husbands and wives didn't even sleep in the same bed! This was a problem for some actresses. Jean Harlow, Kay Francis and Ann Harding (among others) specialized in sexy movies where women who were tramps--and REALLY enjoyed it. Now, with the Code, plots were drastically changed and some of these actresses faded (after all, who today remembers Ann Harding?) while others adapted to new roles. In the case of the previously steamy Harlow, this meant her playing a girl who LOOKED cheap but who was pure deep. Even this image caused problems with the censors and a Harlow film was usually given extra scrutiny by the board because of her reputation in films.

    Because of this background, making "The Girl From Missouri" was tough and it required many rewrites and cuts. And, as a result, it resulted in a very strange sort of morality. In this film, Harlow looks and sometimes acts cheap--but she ain't. Down deep she has VERY strong morals. She will NOT sleep with a man before marriage BUT in a nod to the old Harlow, she still insists that she must marry a rich man--love him or not! So, she's a gold-digger with a heart of gold! As a result of these changes, the films were still fun--but if you thought about the plots, they really made no sense at all.

    "The Girl From Missouri" is well worth seeing though it's not as vulgarly wonderful as her earlier films (like "Red Dust", "Red-Headed Woman" and "Dinner at Eight"). It does have some lovely supporting actors--in particular Lionel Barrymore and Patsy Kelly. And, the film is quite fun from start to finish.

    By the way, I mentioned Kelly in this film because I usually hated her films. However, here she was less brash and loud--and was a positive element in the movie. Here, she really proves she could act and behaves like a hilarious man-crazy dame (but without all the yelling). In reality she was apparently a lesbian and I assume that due to the rigidity of the new Code the studio deliberately gave the normally sexually ambiguous Kelly a VERY heterosexual role--as it was VERY atypical of her earlier roles. So, thanks to the Code, some folks went even deeper into the closet--as gay characters were pretty common up until 1934.
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    • planktonrules
    • Apr 16, 2011

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 100% Pure
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $511,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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