A woman is sent to a reformatory when her con artist lover flees after killing a man during a botched blackmail scheme..


Is it worth your time? If you like movies where the plot is basically just a suggestion for the actors to hang out, Hold Your Man is a total blast. It’s definitely for fans of pre-Code grit who don’t mind a story that forgets its own logic halfway through. If you need your romance to be healthy, or if you prefer movies...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies where the plot is basically just a suggestion for the actors to hang out, Hold Your Man is a total blast. It’s definitely for fans of pre-Code grit who don’t mind a story that forgets its own logic halfway through. If you need your romance to be healthy, or if you prefer movies that don't shift gears from a comedy into a moral lesson in the final act, you might want to skip this one. It’s a bit of a tonal whiplash. Watching Jean Harlow and Clark Gable t..."
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