Tag Archives: Jean Harlow

Happy Sunday

Posted on August 21, 2011 by sheila
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Red-Headed Woman (1932): “So Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Do They?”

Posted on March 8, 2011 by sheila

It’s Jean Harlow month on TCM, and tonight it starts off with Red-Headed Woman from 1932. I re-post here my review of this wonderfully disturbing movie. A movie with the courage of its convictions, with a great performance by Harlow … Continue reading →

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Red-Headed Woman (1932); Dir. Jack Conway

Posted on October 15, 2010 by sheila

Jean Harlow is unforgettable as the amoral ruthless “Lil” in this Pre-Code film, unclassifiable as drama, comedy or romance. There is a lightness to the tone, an insouciant devil-may-care quality, that makes one think one is watching a comedy, but … Continue reading →

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Libeled Lady (1936): It’s So Funny When William Powell lies

Posted on May 22, 2010 by sheila

In Libeled Lady, William Powell plays Bill Chandler, a guy hired (or, actually, RE-hired) by newspaper editor Warren Haggerty (played by Spencer Tracy) to basically set up heiress Connie Allenbury (played by Myrna Loy) for a big fall, so that … Continue reading →

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What a Mug

Posted on October 24, 2007 by sheila
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Cary Grant

Posted on July 25, 2006 by sheila
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“I ain’t so tough”

Posted on March 8, 2005 by sheila

So said by legendary tough-guy James Cagney as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy. Lileks has a post up right now with a ton of great stills from The Public Enemy (including the improvised grapefruit-in-face scene) and here’s some of … Continue reading →

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