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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. [ 1 ]
Lillian "Lil" Andrews (Jean Harlow) is a young woman, living in Renwood, Ohio, who will do anything to improve herself.She seduces her wealthy boss William "Bill" Legendre Jr. (Chester Morris) and cleverly breaks up his marriage with his loving wife Irene (Leila Hyams).
Jean Harlow was described in the Encyclopedia of Hollywood as "the reigning sex symbol of the 1930s." [20] Harlow was propelled to stardom in pre-code films such as Platinum Blonde, Red Dust and Red-Headed Woman. Vice films typically tacked on endings where the most sin-filled characters were either punished or redeemed.
Harlow and Gable made six films together, and Hold Your Man was the third, following on the great success of Red Dust (1932). In Hold Your Man , under the tightened reign of the Hays Office , Loos was forced by Louis B. Mayer , the head of MGM , to have Harlow's character be punished for her sins ( Premarital sex among them), which is why Ruby ...
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Wife vs. Secretary (or Wife Versus Secretary) is a 1936 American romantic comedy drama film starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow.Directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown, it was the fifth of six collaborations between Gable and Harlow and the fourth of seven between Gable and Loy.
Harlow's mother Mama Jean quickly capitalizes on her daughter's money and fame. Family and studio demands unnerve Harlow, as does her impulsive wedding to the impotent and suicidal Paul Bern . Harlow has many unhappy affairs and becomes depressed.
Libeled Lady is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy.The screenplay was written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Oppenheimer, from a story by Wallace Sullivan.