Tag: Jack Conway
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We enter the last portion of Examining Harlow this week with our look at Saratoga, the actress’ final film. The romantic comedy sees her once again partnered with Clark Gable set to the background of horse racing. How does the film fit in the pantheon of Harlow’s filmography? Saratoga follows Harlow as a woman struggling…
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Examining Harlow continues today with a look at her 1936 comedy, Libeled Lady. The immediate Post-Code feature feels like a drastic departure from Harlow’s previous and highly structured studio established star persona. Harlow’s “Blonde Bombshell” feels toned down and pushed into the periphery of this ensemble comedy. Things were changing quickly around this period with the…
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There’s nothing like a Pre-Code film to put dated questions of sex and gender into perspective. To continue our examination of Jean Harlow‘s FilmStruck series, we take a look at the 1934 romantic dramedy, The Girl From Missouri. Interestingly, the film takes on a brand new identity in this post #MeToo era, and with it…
