The Girl from Missouri (1934)

Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.

Directors:

Jack Conway, Sam Wood (uncredited)

Writers:

Anita Loos (original screenplay), John Emerson (original screenplay)

Stars:

Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Lionel Barrymore

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Harlow	...	Edith (Eadie) Chapman
Lionel Barrymore	...	Thomas Randall Paige
Franchot Tone	...	Thomas Randall Paige Jr.
Lewis Stone	...	Frank Cousins
Patsy Kelly	...	Kitty Lennihan
Alan Mowbray	...	Lord Douglas
Clara Blandick	...	Miss Newberry
Hale Hamilton	...	Charlie Turner
Henry Kolker	...	Sen. Titcombe
Nat Pendleton	...	Lifeguard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lane Chandler	...	Cop Arresting Eadie (scenes deleted)
Jack Cheatham	...	Electrician (scenes deleted)
Russell Hopton	...	Bert (scenes deleted)

Storyline

With her pal Kitty, Eadie Chapman escapes from the sleazy roadhouse run by her mother and stepfather, only to become a showgirl. But her former milieu gave her a poor opinion of easy morals, and she plans to preserve her 'virtue' until marriage...preferably to a rich husband; while Kitty keeps falling for servants. Will playboy Tom Paige break down Eadie's resistance before his cynical father intervenes?

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Plot Keywords:

screwball comedy | millionaire | chorus girl | blonde | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

100% Pure

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$511,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 70 min (re-release)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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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.

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Quotes

Eadie Chapman: [At an elegant party] Will you try for once in your life to be a lady?
Kitty Lennihan: If they wanted ladies, they'd be home with their wives.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

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Soundtracks

Always Yours
(uncredited)
Written by Alfred Opler

User Reviews

HARLOW - Born to be Sassy - Comes out Classy

This has long been a favorite of mine. I like movies when an underdog has to fight tooth and nail to get respectability.

Harlow was that unique mix of sassy and classy that charmed a generation. Here she charmed the pants off of me and all the men on the screen except one. And let's not get into the tired argument of the Hays Code, it's beginning to bore me.

Hollywood did have to tone down. But you know what? Harlow did not lose an ounce of her luster and showed us that she could shine as a go-getter from the skids who wanted to make good, enough though she came off as sassy.

I recommend this movie, to all Harlow fans, but also to those who can sympathize with those struggles that downtrodden people often have to suffer through. The dialogue is swift, clean, brassy and clever. But it's HARLOW that makes every moment on screen sparkle.

She's a heroine of mine...and that's because I kind of like a girl with that much spunk. Bless you, wherever you are, Jean! You are beloved still! :)