A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jean Harlow | ... |
Lola Burns
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| Lee Tracy | ... |
E.J. 'Space' Hanlon
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| Frank Morgan | ... |
Pops Burns
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| Franchot Tone | ... |
Gifford Middleton
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| Pat O'Brien | ... |
Jim Brogan
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| Una Merkel | ... |
Mac
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| Ted Healy | ... |
Junior Burns
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| Ivan Lebedeff | ... |
Marquis Hugo di Binelli di Pisa
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| Isabel Jewell | ... |
A Girl Friend
(as Isobel Jewell)
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| Louise Beavers | ... |
Loretta
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| Leonard Carey | ... |
Winters
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| Mary Forbes | ... |
Mrs. Middleton
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| C. Aubrey Smith | ... |
Mr. Middleton
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| June Brewster | ... |
Alice Cole
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| Tom Kennedy | ... |
Minor Role (scenesDeleted)
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Etta Moten | ... |
Singer (scenesDeleted)
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Gus Arnheim | ... |
Gus Arnheim - Coconut Grove Bandleader (uncredited)
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| Hooper Atchley | ... |
Car Salesman (uncredited)
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| Ed Brady | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| James Burke | ... |
First Immigration Officer (uncredited)
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| Primo Carnera | ... |
Primo Carnera - in the Opening Montage (uncredited)
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| Dorothy DeBorba | ... |
Girl Getting Lola's Autograph at Table (uncredited)
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| Billy Dooley | ... |
Man Claiming to Be Lola's Husband (uncredited)
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| Ben Erway | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Ethel Griffies | ... |
Mrs. Ward - Orphanage Representative (uncredited)
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Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra | ... |
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (uncredited)
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| Grace Hayle | ... |
Mrs. Titcomb (uncredited)
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| Tenen Holtz | ... |
White - Lola's Agent (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr | ... |
Monte - Lola's Makeup Man (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Van Randolph - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Greta Meyer | ... |
Lola's Masseuse (uncredited)
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Miki Morita | ... |
Yokahama (uncredited)
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Philip Morris | ... |
Studio Workman (uncredited)
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| Louis Natheaux | ... |
Car Salesman (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
Lola's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Dennis O'Keefe | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Cocoanut Grove Patron (uncredited)
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| Shirley Ross | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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| Leonard Sillman | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Martha Sleeper | ... |
Lola's Hair Stylist (uncredited)
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| Minerva Urecal | ... |
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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| Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Cocoanut Grove Patron (uncredited)
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| Morgan Wallace | ... |
H.E. Gillette (uncredited)
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| Kathrin Clare Ward | ... |
Older Orphanage Nurse (uncredited)
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Ruth Warren | ... |
Miss Carroll from Photoplay Magazine (uncredited)
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Allen Wood | ... |
Frankie (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Victor Fleming | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| John Lee Mahin | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Jules Furthman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Caroline Francke | ... | (from the play by) and |
| Mack Crane | ... | (from the play by) |
| C. Graham Baker | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Norman Krasna | ... | (additional writer) (uncredited) |
| Gene Towne | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Hunt Stromberg | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| William Axt | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Harold Rosson | ... | (photographed by) |
| Chester A. Lyons | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Margaret Booth | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Merrill Pye | ||
Costume Design by
| Adrian | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert Lee | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| William Steinkamp | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A Victor Fleming Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1933) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as 'Blonde Bombshell')
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1933) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (DVD) (as Warner Archive) (on 'Jean Harlow 7-Film Collection')
- Warner Home Video (2017) (United States) (DVD) (as Warner Archive) (on 'Jean Harlow 7-Film Collection')
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lola Burns is at the top of the pile in Hollywood. But life ain't easy, what with her father and brother always hanging around for handouts, and devious studio publicity honcho Space Hanlon cooking up endless lurid newspaper stories. Makes a girl want to give up pictures. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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| Taglines | An explosion of laughter...with beautiful Jean Harlow as the female fire-cracker of filmdom! (Newspaper ad). See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $344,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,658,980 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was unofficially a spoof on the life of Clara Bow, Holllywood's original "It Girl." The film's character Lola Burns mirrors Clara Bow, as Pops Burns does Robert Bow (her father), Mac does Daisy DeVoe (her secretary), Gifford Middleton does Rex Bell (her husband), and E. J. Hanlon does B.P. Schulberg (a producer at Paramount). Victor Fleming, the director, was Bow's fiancée in 1926. See more » |
| Goofs | A piece of debris can be seen at the top of the camera lens in several of the shots of Lola riding a horse in the desert. The debris appears and disappears from shot to shot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Low Down Rhythm See more » |
| Quotes |
Lola Burns:
Hey, I didn't give you that for a negligee, it's an evening wrap! Loretta: I know, Miss Lola, but the negligee what you give me got all tore up, night before last. Lola Burns: Your day off is sure brutal on your lingerie. See more » |