Believing that a German spy has killed her new husband (Franchot Tone), a struggling chorus girl (Jean Harlow) flees to Paris where she meets and marries a World War I pilot (Cary Grant), whose carefree ways bring unexpected results..


Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for 1930s Hollywood stars. If you want a tight, logical plot, look elsewhere. People who love watching talented actors try to salvage a script that was clearly written by a committee of six different writers will probably have a decent time. Everyone else...


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

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a completionist for 1930s Hollywood stars. If you want a tight, logical plot, look elsewhere. People who love watching talented actors try to salvage a script that was clearly written by a committee of six different writers will probably have a decent time. Everyone else might get bored during the long, draggy middle section. The whole thing feels like three different movies glued together with cheap tape. You’ve got this noir-ish start where Jea..."
Horace Jackson, Alan Campbell, Herbert Gorman, William Anthony McGuire, Dorothy Parker, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Lenore J. Coffee
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