After a series of critically unsuccessful films, and Hughes's losing interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: "Red-Headed Woman" (1932), "Red Dust" (1932), "Dinner at Eight" (1933), "Reckless" (1935) and "Suzy" (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and then surpassed that of MGM's top leading ladies Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. She died at the age of 26, of kidney failure during filming of "Saratoga". MGM completed the film with the use of body doubles and released it less than two months after her death; it became the highest-grossing picture of 1937.
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Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow | Introduction
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Jean Harlow | Film portrayals
MGM began trying to distinguish Harlow's public persona from her screen characters by putting out press releases that her childhood surname was not the common 'Carpenter' but the chic 'Carpentiér', claiming that writer Edgar Allan Poe was one of her ancestors and publishing photographs of her doing charity work to change her image to that of an all-American woman. This transformation proved difficult; once, Harlow was heard muttering, "My God, must I always wear a low-cut dress to be important?" During the making of "Red Dust", Bern—her husband of two months—was found dead at their home; this created a lasting scandal.
Jean Harlow | 1932–1937: Successful actress at MGM
Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress and sex symbol. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", she was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, whose image in the public eye has endured. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow 22 on their greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema list. Harlow was first signed by business magnate Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in "Hell's Angels" (1930).
Jean Harlow | Introduction
Her performances in movies like "The Secret Six" (1931), her first film pairing opposite Clark Gable, and "The Public Enemy" (1931), opposite James Cagney, drew negative reviews from critics. In 1932, she signed an exclusive contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and became one of the studio's most popular actresses. She starred in "Red-Headed Woman" (1932) and in "Red Dust" (1932), which capitalized on her "laughing vamp" image and achieved her recognition as a film comedienne.
Jean Harlow filmography | Introduction
Film adaptations of Harlow's life were considered at different times during the 1950s. Twentieth Century-Fox had slated Jayne Mansfield for the role and ideas for Columbia Pictures actress Cleo Moore to play Harlow were also tabled. These projects never materialized. Actress Marilyn Monroe was given a Harlow script in 1953, however, she turned down the part of her idol, feeling it was underdeveloped. In 1965, two films about Jean Harlow were released, both titled "Harlow". The first film was released by Magna in May 1965, and stars Carol Lynley. The second was released in June 1965 by Paramount Pictures and stars Carroll Baker.
Jean Harlow | Film portrayals
The film's first line of dialogue is "So Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Hah." The film, in fact, was Jean Harlow's first film after having left Hollywood for a few months following a fall-out with Howard Hughes, as reported by "Screenland".
Red-Headed Woman | Production
Noticing a beautiful girl in the background of a Laurel and Hardy film, actor Marc Peters tips off studio mogul Jonathan Martin, who arranges a screen test. Jean Harlow is an overnight success. Harlow isn't a trained thespian, and is mocked by experienced actor William Mansfield, but she is sexy, and she's got something audiences respond to that makes her a Hollywood star. Unfortunately for her, she's also got a mother, Mama Jean, who quickly capitalizes on her daughter's money and fame. Family and studio demands unnerve Harlow, as does her impulsive wedding to Paul Bern, who turns out to be impotent and suicidal.
Harlow (Magna film) | Plot
Harlow is a 1965 American biographical film directed by Gordon Douglas about the life of film star Jean Harlow. It stars Carroll Baker in the title role, and Raf Vallone, Red Buttons, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Mike Connors, Martin Balsam, and Leslie Nielsen in supporting roles. It was released by Paramount Pictures, shortly after another film with the same title and subject. Although the film failed commercially, it was successful in launching the hit song "Girl Talk," by Neal Hefti.
Harlow (Paramount film) | Introduction
In its April 12, 1932 issues, however, "Motion Picture" magazine (pg.11) reported seeing Jean Harlow at the premiere of the film "Grand Hotel" sporting red, "titian hair", suggesting she was involved in the production. The "Modern Screen" gossip column in "The Hollywood Times" confirmed these suspicions in May 1932 stating: "Guess who is going to be MGM's 'Red-Headed Woman'? No other than that famous platinum blonde, Jean Harlow. They will either have to get a new title for the picture, or a very large bottle of very extra red henna for Jean's crowning glory." The opening scene of the film shows Harlow's character getting her hair dyed red.
Red-Headed Woman | Production
At MGM, Harlow was given superior movie roles to show off her looks and nascent comedic talent. Though her screen persona changed dramatically during her career, one constant was her sense of humor. In 1932, she starred in the comedy "Red-Headed Woman" for which she received $1,250 a week. It was the first film in which she "resembles something of an actress", portraying a woman who is successful at being amoral in a film that does not moralize or punish the character for her behavior. The film is often noted as being one of the few films in which Harlow did not appear with platinum blonde hair; she wore a red wig for the role.
Jean Harlow | 1932–1937: Successful actress at MGM
The concept of depicting Jean Harlow on film had originated in the 1950s. Many actresses were reported to play Harlow in different biopics, i. e., Cleo Moore for Columbia and Jayne Mansfield for Fox, but both of these projects fell through. In 1962, it was officially released that Marilyn Monroe would play Harlow in a lavish biopic as a part of her new contract with Fox. However, after Monroe's death, the project was sold to Paramount, who cast Carroll Baker in the title role. Based in part on "Harlow: An Intimate Biography", writer Irving Shulman's pulp biography, Paramount's "Harlow" is a melodramatic look at Harlow's life, focusing on her failed marriages.
Harlow (Paramount film) | Production
The success of the film led to Jean Harlow being widely known as a "Blonde Bombshell".
Bombshell (1933 film) | Production
The relationship ended when he reportedly referred to her in derogatory and vulgar terms when speaking to other associated crime figures, as revealed in secret surveillance recordings.
Jean Harlow | 1929–1932: Platinum blonde star
In 1931, his Caddo Company loaned her out to other studios, where she gained more attention by appearing in "The Secret Six", with Wallace Beery and Clark Gable; "Iron Man", with Lew Ayres and Robert Armstrong; and "The Public Enemy", with James Cagney. Even though the successes of these films ranged from moderate to hit, Harlow's acting ability was mocked by critics. Hughes sent her on a brief publicity tour in order to bolster her career, but this was not a success as Harlow dreaded making personal appearances. Harlow briefly dated Abner Zwillman, who bought her a jeweled bracelet and a red Cadillac, and made a large cash loan to studio head Harry Cohn to obtain a two-picture deal for her at Columbia Pictures.
Jean Harlow | 1929–1932: Platinum blonde star
While living in Los Angeles, Harlean befriended a young aspiring actress named Rosalie Roy. Not owning a car herself, Rosalie asked Harlean to drive her to Fox Studios for an appointment. While waiting for Rosalie, Harlean was noticed and approached by Fox executives, whom she told she was not interested. Nevertheless, she was given letters of introduction to Central Casting. A few days later, Rosalie Roy bet Harlean that she did not have the nerve to go in for an audition. Unwilling to lose a wager and pressed by her enthusiastic mother who had followed her daughter to Los Angeles by this time, Harlean went to Central Casting and signed in under her mother's maiden name, Jean Harlow.
Jean Harlow | 1928–1929: Work as an extra
During filming, Harlow changed her legal name from her birth name of Harlean Carpenter McGrew Bern Rosson to Jean Harlow. She made only two more films before dying at the age of 26 in 1937. It has been rumored that Loy and Tracy had an affair during the shooting of the film.
Libeled Lady | Production
Jean Harlow (1911–1937) was an American actress, known for her sense of humor, who starred in a series of financially successful motion pictures throughout the 1930s. Harlow made her film debut in "Honor Bound" (1928) as an unbilled "extra". She would go on to appear in several films as an "extra" for the next two years. Her first speaking role was a bit part in "The Saturday Night Kid" (1929). In 1930, she became an overnight film sensation after starring in "Hell's Angels", as a last-minute replacement for Norwegian actress Greta Nissen. "Hell's Angels" propelled Harlow to superstar status, but she struggled to find quality work in her subsequent films.
Jean Harlow filmography | Introduction
Harlow was well on her way to being the biggest star in Hollywood, and her next picture, "Bombshell" (1933), would not even need a male star to carry the film.
Hold Your Man | Response
Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars Jean Harlow as a woman who uses sex to advance her social position. During the course of the film, Harlow's character breaks up a marriage, has multiple affairs, premarital sex, and attempts to kill a man.
Red-Headed Woman | Introduction
After a series of critically unsuccessful films, and Hughes's losing interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: "Red-Headed Woman" (1932), "Red Dust" (1932), "Dinner at Eight" (1933), "Reckless" (1935) and "Suzy" (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and then surpassed that of MGM's top leading ladies Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. She died at the age of 26, of kidney failure during filming of "Saratoga". MGM completed the film with the use of body doubles and released it less than two months after her death; it became the highest-grossing picture of 1937.
Jean Harlow | Introduction
The film opens with Harlow as a struggling extra and bit actress dealing with her greedy stepfather Marino (Raf Vallone) and oblivious mother "Mama Jean" (Angela Lansbury, only six years older than Carroll Baker). With the help of Arthur Landau (Red Buttons), she rises to fame and gains the unwanted attention of the Howard Hughes-inspired Richard Manley (Leslie Nielsen). She then marries Paul Bern (Peter Lawford), an absentee husband who kills himself some time after the marriage. His death, combined with the stress of her career, leads Harlow on an odyssey of failed relationships and alcoholism, culminating in her death of kidney failure at the age of twenty-six.
Harlow (Paramount film) | Plot
Harlow is a fictionalized drama based on the life of film star Jean Harlow, released in 1965, with Carol Lynley in the title role. It was released shortly before Paramount Pictures' film on the same subject. This was Ginger Rogers's last film appearance before her retirement in 1987 and her subsequent death in 1995. The film was directed by Alex Segal.
Harlow (Magna film) | Introduction
While Harlow was filming "Red-Headed Woman", actress Anita Page passed her on the studio lot without acknowledging her. She later told Page that the snub had caused her to cry until she saw herself, noticed the red wig, and burst out laughing when she realized Page had not recognized her. "That shows you how sensitive she was", Page said. "She was a lovely person in so many ways." She next starred in "Red Dust", her second film with Clark Gable. Harlow and Gable worked well together and co-starred in a total of six films. She was also paired multiple times with Spencer Tracy and William Powell.
Jean Harlow | 1932–1937: Successful actress at MGM
Harlow and her husband divorced in 1929.
Jean Harlow | 1928–1929: Work as an extra
Prior to strict enforcement of the Hays Code in mid-1934, actress Carole Lombard was always braless, as was Jean Harlow. Many pre-code movies were characterized by sexual energy, including scenes of women obviously braless. After the code was enforced, bralessness was not shown in film again until the 1960s. Notable instances of women braless in popular culture include:
Bralessness | In popular culture
"Red Dust" (1932), a pre-Code Hollywood film, was allowed to show actress Jean Harlow taking a bath, while actor Clark Gable is pulling her hair. Another provocative scene shows Gable embracing Harlow with his hands just below her bosom.
Red Dust (1932 film) | Pre-Code-era scenes
A possibly apocryphal but typical story has her meeting the American film actress Jean Harlow and correcting Harlow's mispronunciation of her first name – "No, no; the 't' is silent, as in 'Harlow'." The story was recorded by the Liberal MP Robert Bernays in his diary entry for 26 June 1934, but Bernays does not claim to have witnessed the alleged encounter himself.
Margot Asquith | After the war
"Wife vs. Secretary" was the fifth collaboration of Gable and Harlow and the fourth of Gable and Loy. The picture was the first time that Harlow and Loy worked together; they would both appear as well in "Libeled Lady" later in 1936, also starring William Powell and Spencer Tracy, with Harlow billed first. On Harlow during the making of "Wife Vs. Secretary", Loy said, "Jean was beautiful, but far from the raucous sexpot of her films. As a matter of fact, she began to shake that image in "Wife vs. Secretary"...She'd begged for a role that didn't require spouting slang and modeling lingerie.
Wife vs. Secretary | Notes
Paul Bern was now romantically involved with Harlow and spoke to Louis B. Mayer about buying out her contract with Hughes and signing her to MGM, but Mayer declined. MGM's leading ladies were presented as elegant, and Harlow's screen persona was not so to Mayer. Bern then began urging close friend Irving Thalberg, production head of MGM, to sign Harlow, noting her popularity and established image. After initial reluctance Thalberg agreed, and on March 3, 1932, Harlow's 21st birthday, Bern called her with the news that MGM had purchased her contract from Hughes for $30,000. Harlow officially joined the studio on April 20, 1932.
Jean Harlow | 1932–1937: Successful actress at MGM
Two of the most prominent examples of bad girl films were "Red-Headed Woman" (1932) and "Baby Face" (1933). In "Red-Headed Woman", Jean Harlow plays a secretary determined to sleep her way into a more luxurious lifestyle. She seduces her boss and intentionally breaks up his marriage. During her seductions, he tries to resist and slaps her, at which point she looks at him deliriously and replies "Do it again, I like it! Do it again!" They eventually marry but Harlow seduces a wealthy aged industrialist who is in business with her husband so that she can move to New York.
Pre-Code sex films | Content
He did say it is merry for the most part, and said that Jean Harlow was thoroughly "in her element" as the character Lola Burns.
Bombshell (1933 film) | Critical reception
In 1993, Sharon Stone hosted a documentary about Jean Harlow, "Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell".
Blonde stereotype | Blonde bombshell
After several calls from casting and a number of rejected job offers by Harlean, Mother Jean finally pressed her into accepting work at the studio. Harlean appeared in her first film, "Honor Bound" (1928), as an unbilled "extra" for $7 a day and a box lunch, common pay for such work. This led to a wage increase to $10 per day and small parts in feature films such as "Moran of the Marines" (1928) and the Charley Chase lost film "Chasing Husbands" (1928). In December 1928, Harlean as Jean Harlow signed a five-year contract with Hal Roach Studios for $100 per week.
Jean Harlow | 1928–1929: Work as an extra
Three Wise Girls is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by William Beaudine and featuring Jean Harlow in her first starring role. She plays a young small-town woman who heads to New York City, where she and her two friends have romantic troubles. The supporting cast features a young Andy Devine. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
Three Wise Girls | Introduction
At one point, the remaining principal characters consist of Grace and J. Elfreda, while the rest fall to the periphery. Grace and her husband return with a daughter, Yvonne, whom they adopted in France.
Grace Harlowe | Plot overview
The publication rights were passed from Harlow's mother to a family friend, and the book was finally published in 1965.
Jean Harlow | Novel
In late 1929, Harlow was spotted by Ben Lyon, an actor filming Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels"; another account gives "Angels" head cameraman Arthur Landau as the man that spotted and suggested her to Hughes. Hughes was reshooting most of his originally silent film with sound and needed an actress to replace Greta Nissen, whose Norwegian accent was undesirable for her character. Harlow screen-tested for Hughes, who gave her the part and signed her to a five-year, $100-per-week contract on October 24, 1929. During filming, Harlow met MGM executive Paul Bern. "Hell's Angels" premiered in Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on May 27, 1930, and became the highest-grossing film of that year, besting even Greta Garbo's talkie debut in "Anna Christie".
Jean Harlow | 1929–1932: Platinum blonde star
She had small roles in the 1929 Laurel and Hardy shorts: "Double Whoopee", "Liberty" and "Bacon Grabbers", with the latter giving her a costarring credit. In March 1929, she parted with Hal Roach, who tore up her contract after Harlow told him, "It's breaking up my marriage, what can I do?" In June 1929, Harlow separated from her husband and moved in with Mother Jean and Bello. After her separation from McGrew, Harlow continued working as an "extra" in such films as "This Thing Called Love", "Close Harmony", and "The Love Parade" (all 1929), until she landed her first speaking role in the Clara Bow film "The Saturday Night Kid".
Jean Harlow | 1928–1929: Work as an extra
A print of the film still exists. DeMille has said that in the weeks before shooting he became obsessed with historical research, costume and set design, and casting decisions.
Joan the Woman | Introduction
How Could You, Jean? is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the male lead; Spottiswoode Aitken and a young ZaSu Pitts had supporting roles. This is a lost film, with no known surviving prints.
How Could You, Jean? | Introduction
On September 29, 1922, the uncontested divorce was finalized, giving sole custody of Harlean to her mother. Although Harlean loved her father, she did not see him often before her untimely death and he outlived her by thirty-seven years.
Jean Harlow | Early life
Initially, Harlow was suspected of killing Bern, but his death was officially ruled a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound. Louis B. Mayer feared negative publicity from the incident and intended to replace Harlow in the film, offering the role to Tallulah Bankhead. Bankhead was appalled by the offer and wrote in her autobiography, "To damn the radiant Jean for the misfortune of another would be one of the shabbiest acts of all time. I told Mr. Mayer as much." Harlow kept silent, survived the ordeal, and became more popular than ever. A 2009 biography of Bern asserted that Bern was, in fact, murdered by a former lover and the crime scene re-arranged by MGM executives to make it appear Bern had killed himself.
Jean Harlow | 1932–1937: Successful actress at MGM
The first project Thalberg handed Loos was Jean Harlow's "Red-Headed Woman" because F. Scott Fitzgerald was having no luck adapting Katherine Brush's book. Fitzgerald, an accomplished writer of novels like "The Great Gatsby," was fired and replaced by Loos in a predominantly male run studio system. The picture, completed in May 1932, was a smash and established Harlow as a star and put Loos once again in the front rank of screenwriters. "She was a very valuable asset for MGM, because the studio had so many femmes fatales – Garbo, Crawford, Shearer, and Harlow – that we were always on the lookout for 'shady lady' stories.
Anita Loos | Broadway
The Girl from Missouri (originally called "Born to Be Kissed") is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone. The movie was written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway.
The Girl from Missouri | Introduction
It was the first film role for Yvonne de Carlo. She was one line, saying "nowadays a girl must show a front."
Harvard, Here I Come | Production
Ethel Moses (April 29, 1904 – June 1982) was an American actress and dancer, billed as "the black Jean Harlow". She is best known for working in films by Oscar Micheaux.
Ethel Moses | Introduction
Stenn, who first came across the story while researching his 1993 biography of Jean Harlow, "Bombshell", spent a decade in pursuit of the facts relating to the Douglas case – which led to his discovery that Douglas herself was still alive. He located her and persuaded her to tell her story, which he first detailed in a 2003 "Vanity Fair" article, "It Happened One Night ... at MGM." In an interview at the time of the film's release, Stenn elaborated on the degree of his personal investment in the project: You name it, I did it wrong. I used my own money, which is the first no-no of all time, I did everything myself, like legal clearances, our crew was tiny, and I just didn't really know what I was doing.
Girl 27 | Production
Harlow has many unhappy affairs, and becomes depressed. But the veteran actress Marie Dressler persuades her to take her profession more seriously, so Harlow goes back East to study her craft.
Harlow (Magna film) | Plot
Jean is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his business partner.
I'm Your Woman (film) | Plot
Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film; she died in 2013. The film continued the play's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female. Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons, and in Reno, Nevada, where they obtain their divorces, it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various rich, bored wives and other women they come into contact with.
The Women (1939 film) | Introduction
More than half a dozen films were produced in this fashion, including the production of Richard Burton in "Hamlet" (1964), the concert film "The TAMI Show" (1964), and the Magna Film production of "Harlow" (1965), starring actress Carol Lynley as Jean Harlow.
Electronovision | Releases
The "Prescott Evening Courier" wrote that "Jean Harlow has never displayed her versatility to a better advantage". The "Milwaukee Sentinel" wrote that there was "much hilarious comedy and robust action which takes away the sting of too much pathos", and that Tracy did an "excellent job". John Mosher of "The New Yorker" wrote a negative review, regretting that the film "leaves Miss Harlow in the background for longish and rather dreary stretches ... I'd say of the picture that there is too much tuna fish, and not enough Harlow." The film's depiction of organized labor drew some controversy. Max S.
Riffraff (1936 film) | Reception
Harlean was called "The Baby", a nickname she was accustomed to that endured for the rest of her life. It was not until she was five years old that she learned her real name was Harlean, when staff and students at Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls used the name. Harlean was always very close to her mother, who was extremely protective and was reported to have instilled a sense in her daughter that she owed everything she had to her; "She was always all mine!", Mama Jean said of her daughter in interviews. (Jean Carpenter was later known by "Mama Jean" when Harlean achieved star status as Jean Harlow.) When Harlean was at school, her mother filed for a divorce.
Jean Harlow | Early life
Levine. Based on her "Carpetbaggers" performance, Levine began to develop Baker as a movie sex symbol, and she appeared posing in the December 1964 issue of "Playboy". She was subsequently cast by Levine in the title roles of two 1965 potboilers— "Sylvia", as an ex-prostitute and con artist, and as Jean Harlow in "Harlow". Baker appeared on the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" on their November 2, 1963, issue dressed as Harlow, promoting the film's upcoming production. In 1965, she became an official celebrity spokesperson for Foster Grant sunglasses and appeared in advertisements for the company. Baker likened this era of her career to "being a beauty contest winner [as opposed to] an actress." Despite much prepublicity, "Harlow" received a lukewarm response from critics: "Variety" referred to Baker's portrayal of Harlow as "a fairly reasonable facsimile, although she lacks the electric fire of the original." Relations between Baker and Levine soured; in a 1965 interview, Baker sardonically commented: "I'll say this about Joe Levine: I admire his taste in leading ladies", which led the press to suspect a rift between the actress and producer.
Carroll Baker | 1964–1966: Sex symbol roles
The film's producer, Joseph E. Levine, cast her in the potboiler "Sylvia" before giving her the role of Jean Harlow in the biopic "Harlow" (1965). Despite significant prepublicity, "Harlow" was a critical failure, and Baker relocated to Italy in 1966 amid a legal dispute over her contract with Paramount and Levine's overseeing of her career. In Europe, she spent the next 10 years starring in hard-edged giallo and horror films, including Romolo Guerrieri's "The Sweet Body of Deborah" (1968), Umberto Lenzi's "Orgasmo" (1969) and "Knife of Ice" (1972), and Corrado Farina's "Baba Yaga" (1973), before re-emerging for American audiences as a character actress in the Andy Warhol-produced dark comedy "Bad" (1977).
Carroll Baker | Introduction
Judy Garland was originally cast in Ginger Rogers' role.
Harlow (Magna film) | Cast
Brinton. Established actresses Greta Gynt and Margot Grahame and future Irish star Constance Smith all make brief appearances.
I'll Get You for This | Introduction
He made us repeat the scene about half a dozen times...I botched it up on purpose. That Jean Harlow sure was a good kisser. I realized that until then I had never been really kissed." Despite being billed sixth in the cast, Stewart enjoys the most screen time aside from the three leads, mainly romantic sequences with Harlow, including the final scene and dialogue in the movie.
Wife vs. Secretary | Notes
Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2011.
Norma Rae | Introduction
The Saturday Night Kid is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film about two sisters and the man they both want. It stars Clara Bow, Jean Arthur, James Hall, and in her first credited role, Jean Harlow. The film was based on the play "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" (1926) by George Abbott and John V. A. Weaver. The movie still survives. The film was preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding by Clara Bow biographer David Stenn.
The Saturday Night Kid | Introduction
Bern was instrumental in helping Harlow's career, as he was the only person who took her seriously as an actress. The two struck up a friendship and eventually began dating. They announced their engagement in June 1932 and married on July 2, 1932.
Paul Bern | Personal life
Female is a 1933 Warner Bros. pre-Code film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ruth Chatterton and George Brent. It is based on the novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke.
Female (1933 film) | Introduction
Today is Tonight is a novel written by Hollywood actress Jean Harlow in the mid-1930s but not published until 1965.
Today is Tonight | Introduction
In January 1937, Harlow and Robert Taylor traveled to Washington, D.C., to take part in fundraising activities associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday, for the organization later known as the March of Dimes. The trip was physically taxing for Harlow, and she contracted influenza. She recovered in time to attend the Academy Awards ceremony with William Powell. Filming for Harlow's final film, "Saratoga", co-starring Clark Gable, was scheduled to begin in March 1937. However, production was delayed when she developed sepsis after a multiple wisdom tooth extraction, and had to be hospitalized. Almost two months later, Harlow recovered, and shooting began on April 22, 1937.
Jean Harlow | Illness and death
Critical response to "Red-Headed Woman" was overwhelmingly positive. McCarthy of the "Motion Picture Herald" wrote: "Sexy, racy, bristling with snappy dialogue, funny, ["Red-Headed Woman"] is loaded with dynamite that can be dynamic entertainment, or an explosion of objections unless you handle it properly and with all the finesse and ability that your showmanship experience commands." The September 1932 edition of "Screenland" also gave the film a glowing review, writing: "The film ["Red-Headed Woman"] follows Katherine Brush's novel with satirical improvements by Anita Loos, who, fed up with blondes, gives red-headed women their due... See this for sheer amusement. Jean plays a mean part so cleverly that you can't help liking this wild red-headed woman." Along with this review, "Screenland" chose "Red-Headed Woman" as one of the six best pictures of the month and named Harlow's performance "one of the ten best portrayals of the month." (September 1932, pp.
Red-Headed Woman | Reception
In 1961, she married and retired from acting.
Jean Moorhead | Introduction
On May 20, 1937, during the filming of "Saratoga", Harlow began to complain of illness. Her symptoms—fatigue, nausea, fluid retention and abdominal pain—did not seem very serious to her doctor, who believed that she was suffering from cholecystitis and influenza. Unfortunately, the doctor was not aware that Harlow had been ill during the previous year with a severe sunburn and influenza. Her friend and co-star, Una Merkel, noticed Harlow's gray pallor, fatigue and weight gain on the set of "Saratoga".
Jean Harlow | Illness and death
Hold Your Man is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Sam Wood and starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, the third of their six films together. The screenplay by Anita Loos and Howard Emmett Rogers was based on a story by Loos.
Hold Your Man | Introduction
The Woman in the Hall is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple and Gladys Bronwyn Stern, from Stern's novel. It was released in 1947. It was made at Pinewood Studios, with sets designed by Peter Proud. It was the film debut of actress Susan Hampshire, as a young child.
The Woman in the Hall | Introduction
The Female is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Betty Compson, Warner Baxter, and Noah Beery. It is based on a novel, "Dalla, the Lion Cub" by Cynthia Stockley.
The Female (1924 film) | Introduction
And, more important, in the last 30 years women have won many freedoms - social freedom, professional freedom, sexual freedom. Robin, the girl in the film, claims all these freedoms - in a way that's cerebral, she's aware of her personality, while Bardot behaved totally instinctively.
And God Created Woman (1988 film) | Production
The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released. The film stars Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, and Virginia Grey. Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah also appear, reprising their stage roles from the play. Ruth Hussey, Virginia Weidler, Butterfly McQueen, and Hedda Hopper also appear in smaller roles.
The Women (1939 film) | Introduction
It is rough, brief, to the point, and gleefully trashy." "Three Movie Buffs Movie Reviews" wrote: "Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made six movies together, of which "Red Dust" was their second. With his man's man persona and her sexy, brassy personality, they made a great onscreen couple. Their scenes together are the best parts of an already good movie."
Red Dust (1932 film) | Reception
The next day, they meet again at her factory. To their mutual astonishment, he turns out to be Jim Thorne (George Brent), a gifted engineer she has ordered her underlings to hire away from her competition. Saying that she has no time now, Alison has him come to her mansion that night, supposedly to discuss his plans for the company in detail. She attempts to seduce him, but he rejects her as anything other than his employer.
Female (1933 film) | Plot
TCM’s Margarita Landazuri writes:” MGM had originally announced "Small Town Girl" as a vehicle for Jean Harlow. Janet Gaynor had been 20th Century Fox's most important star in the late silent and early talkie period. But by 1936, her status at Fox had been eclipsed by... Shirley Temple. So both Gaynor and Fox executives were happy about loaning her to MGM for a first-class production like "Small Town Girl", particularly since she would be cast opposite MGM's hottest young leading man.. “
Small Town Girl (1936 film) | Casting
The novel was the basis of a 1949 musical film starring Gloria Jean as Polly.
An Old-Fashioned Girl | Introduction
"Hell's Angels" made Harlow an international star. Though she was popular with audiences, the critics were less than enthusiastic. "The New Yorker" called her performance "plain awful", though "Variety" magazine conceded, "It doesn't matter what degree of talent she possesses ... nobody ever starved possessing what she's got." In spite of her relative success with "Hell's Angels", Harlow again found herself in the role of "uncredited extra" in the Charlie Chaplin film "City Lights" (1931), though her appearance did not make the final cut. With no other projects planned for Harlow at the time, Hughes decided to send her to New York, Seattle, and Kansas City for "Hell's Angels" premieres.
Jean Harlow | 1929–1932: Platinum blonde star
Jean Hale (born Carol Jane Hale; December 27, 1938) is an American actress.
Jean Hale | Introduction
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
Jenny (1936 film) | About the film
Goodbye, Norma Jean is a 1976 film by Larry Buchanan based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Misty Rowe plays the title role.
Goodbye, Norma Jean | Introduction
The writers said their inspiration for the lead characters were Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy. It took 18 months for Donen to cast the film. Donen says this was due to problems with billing, pay and the fact the woman's role was central made it difficult to find male stars to play opposite her. "We thought the idea of three stars was a terrific notion because it would make "Lucky Lady" very salable and very castable," said Katz. "Ironically, it made it salable, but casting turned out to be a very big problem because one of the three stars was a woman.
Lucky Lady | Casting
When Harlow died in 1937, Barrymore and Clark Gable mourned her as though she had been family.
Lionel Barrymore | Early life
Dunne, working in a domain once ruled by Cary Grant, manages to be stuffy, naive and vulnerable but never undignified as Loudon Trott, the New York lawyer." Jean Rosenbluth of "Rolling Stone" was harsh about the film, saying "The question posed by the film's title was "Who's that girl?" The answer provided by the box-office receipts was, alas, 'The same one who appeared in "Shanghai Surprise" and bored us to death'."
Who's That Girl (1987 film) | Critical response
In 1914, American showgirl Suzanne Trent (Jean Harlow) is in London, hoping to meet and marry a man with money. She tells her friend Maisie (Inez Courtney) she can charm any man she chooses into marrying her, and then learn to love him. She sets her sights on Terry Moore (Franchot Tone), an Irishman she sees in a borrowed Rolls-Royce. She soon learns he is not wealthy, but he has a respectable job and good prospects, being an engineer, inventor, and pilot. They quickly fall in love and marry. But then they stumble on a German plot, and her husband is shot by a mysterious woman (Benita Hume), who leaves immediately.
Suzy (film) | Plot
She was the writer, producer, and production designer of the short film "All Hallowe'en" (1952).
Joan Maude | Introduction
He returned to Harvard at the end of the 1945 season as Harlow's general assistant.
Lyal Clark | Introduction
An Ideal Woman (French: La femme rêvée) is a 1929 French silent film directed by Jean Durand and starring Arlette Marchal, Charles Vanel, and Alice Roberts.
An Ideal Woman | Introduction
"The Little Queen (La Petite reine)", a movie inspired by her life, was released in 2014. Jeanson’s character is renamed Julie Arseneau (played by Laurence Leboeuf).
Geneviève Jeanson | 2014 Movie
The following year, producers placed the character in an issue-led story as she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Jean Slater | Introduction
Jean Harlow, who was given star billing, appears on the screen as Mrs. Kennedy for only about 30 seconds at the end of the movie. The title "Bacon Grabbers" was 1920s slang for "repo men." The movie was filmed at 2980 Haddington Drive and 10341 Bannockburn Drive in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles.
Bacon Grabbers | Notes
She, Russell Bassett, Sarah Bernhardt, W. Chrystie Miller, Ruby Lafayette, Kate Meek (b. 1838), the veteran character actor Matt B. Snyder and Harold Lloyd regular Anna Townsend were the eight oldest people working in film during the 1910s.
Mary Maurice | Introduction
Eadie (Jean Harlow) runs away from her home in Missouri, where her stepfather had her working as a dance partner. On the train, she tells her man-hungry friend Kitty (Patsy Kelly) that she has ideals and plans to marry a somebody so she can accomplish something worthwhile. She lands a job as one of the chorus girls entertaining guests at a party at the mansion of wealthy Frank Cousins (Lewis Stone). There, she manages to see Cousins alone; oddly, he offers her expensive gifts (including an "authentic Cellini" sculpture that he keeps on his desk), but she refuses to accept them until they become engaged.
The Girl from Missouri | Plot
Knock" (1951), "The Turkey" (1951), and in Roger Vadim's "And God Created Woman" (1956). Her last appearance was in "L'Humeur vagabonde" (1971), directed by Édouard Luntz.
Jane Marken | Introduction
She continued with films until 1926.
Julia Hurley (actress) | Introduction
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell is a 1977 film by director Larry Buchanan. The film is about the relationship between Howard Hughes (played by Victor Holchak) and Jean Harlow (played by Lindsay Bloom).
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell | Introduction
While "Miss Glory" -- shown in the dream as a Harlow-type blonde -- is performing in the upper floors of the hotel, Abner is trying to figure out how to work the elevator, but ends up knocked out of the building and in front of a streetcar.
Page Miss Glory (1936 film) | Plot
Personal Property is a 1937 American romantic comedy film starring Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor and directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It is based on the play "The Man in Possession" by H. M. Harwood which had previously been made into a film "The Man in Possession" by MGM. It was the last film released with Harlow in it during her lifetime.
Personal Property (film) | Introduction
Open All Night is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Paul Bern, better known as a writer and later husband of Jean Harlow, directed and Viola Dana, Jetta Goudal, and Raymond Griffith starred. The screenplay is based on Paul Morand's 1922 short story collection "Open All Night". Actors Viola Dana and "Lefty" Flynn would soon marry after this film.
Open All Night (1924 film) | Introduction
The film is a remake of a 1920 silent film with Pauline Frederick.
The Woman in Room 13 (1932 film) | Development
The Lady in Question is a 1940 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. It is a remake of the 1937 French film "Gribouille". This was the first of five films in which Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth appeared together, most famously in their second film, "Gilda" (1946). They also teamed together in "The Loves of Carmen" (1948), "Affair in Trinidad" (1952) and "The Money Trap" (1965). Their off-screen liaisons were soon transformed into an enduring, lifelong friendship.
The Lady in Question | Introduction