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6.2/10 • 18

1937-07-231h 32m

ComedyRomanceDrama

A Tribute and a Triumph that the world demanded to see . . . ! !

A horse breeder's granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Directors
Jack Conway
Writters
Robert E. Hopkins, Anita Loos
Editors
Elmo Veron

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Jean Harlow

    Jean Harlow

    Carol Clayton

  2. Clark Gable

    Clark Gable

    Duke Bradley

  3. Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore

    Grandpa Clayton

  4. Frank Morgan

    Frank Morgan

    Jesse Kiffmeyer

  5. Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon

    Hartley Madison

  6. Una Merkel

    Una Merkel

    Fritzi Kiffmeyer

  7. Hattie McDaniel

    Hattie McDaniel

    Rosetta

  8. George Zucco

    George Zucco

    Dr. Bierd

  9. Margaret Hamilton

    Margaret Hamilton

    Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car

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barrymost

Jan 19, 2020

3/10

A sadly unfitting swan Song for Jean Harlow. Plot in a nutshell: Romantic comedy concerning the relationship between a sly bookie and a horse breeder's snobbish daughter. Comments: The good cast tries hard to make this work, but ultimately, the material is far beneath its stars. While slightly amusing at times, on the whole it is a pretty boring film. Some morbid trivia surrounds the film. First of all, Jean Harlow died two-thirds of the way through production, and had to be doubled in part of the latter half of the movie. The doubling is clumsily handled, as you can clearly tell when it's not her. Secondly, shortly after Jean Harlow's death, Lionel Barrymore tripped over a cable that was carelessly left lying about, and broke his hip for the second time, resulting in his being confined to a wheelchair. Harlow's death made the film one of the year's biggest moneymakers, but it undoubtedly would not have been nearly as successful without her demise. The end result is rather sad, really. If only these actors could have suffered for the sake of a good film! "Say, we got more dead horses on this place than live ones!" ~Grandpa Clayton (Lionel Barrymore)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,100,000.00
Revenue
$3,252,000.00
Keywords
gamblingbookie