The Girl from Missouri (1934)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Jack Conway

Writers:

Anita Loos (original screenplay) and
John Emerson (original screenplay)

Release Date:

3 August 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.

Plot Keywords:

Millionaire | Chorus Girl | Jail | Banquet | False Arrest

Cast

Jean Harlow	...	Eadie
Lionel Barrymore	...	T.R. Paige
Franchot Tone	...	T.R. Paige Jr.
Lewis Stone	...	Frank Cousins
Patsy Kelly	...	Kitty Lennihan
Alan Mowbray	...	Lord Douglas
Clara Blandick	...	Miss Newberry
Hale Hamilton	...	Charlie Turner
Henry Kolker	...	Senator Titcombe
Nat Pendleton	...	Life Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lane Chandler	...	Cop Arresting Eadie (scenes deleted)
Jack Cheatham	...	Electrician (scenes deleted)
Russell Hopton	...	Bert (scenes deleted)

Also Known As:

100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
Born to Be Kissed (USA) (alternative title)
Eadie Was a Lady (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

75 min | USA:70 min (re-release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #91)

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Quotes:

Eadie Chapman: I bet you were an awful cute baby.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hot Dogs and Sasparilla

Classic Harlow Performance Is Still A Dazzler

THE GIRL FROM MISSOURI arrives in New York City knowing exactly what she wants: to amount to something solid by marrying a millionaire - without losing her virginity. With her knockout good looks she quickly catches the eye of the playboy son of a tycoon, but by staying true to her virtue will she also discover true love?

Jean Harlow sizzles in this excellent little comedy. With her platinum hair & gorgeous accouterments, she is a dazzler. But her beauty should not obscure the fact that she was also a very good actress. She has rightfully earned her spot at the very top of the Hollywood pantheon.

An excellent cast gives Harlow fine support: Lionel Barrymore as the wily old tycoon, wise to Harlow's ways; handsome Franchot Tone as his son, smitten with love; raucous Patsy Kelly, stealing her scenes as Harlow's sidekick; debonair Alan Mowbray, as a well-mannered English Lord; elderly Clara Blandick as Barrymore's feisty secretary; hearty Hale Hamilton as a rich man with an eye for the ladies; muscular Nat Pendleton as a lifeguard who catches Kelly's flirtatious eye; and Lewis Stone, unforgettable in a small role as a bankrupted businessman.

It should be noted that this film was produced soon after Hollywood's Production Code was instituted. A comparison with RED-HEADED WOMAN, made two years earlier, would be fascinating - in which Harlow's character goes after the same ends, but uses very different means.