{"id":29448,"date":"2013-01-29T21:58:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T04:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29448"},"modified":"2020-12-22T01:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:32:56","slug":"blonde-bombshell-bombshell-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29448","title":{"rendered":"Blonde Bombshell \/ Bombshell (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Deep down in every girl&#8217;s heart there&#8217;s the desire for the rite of real womanhood.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-209x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-714x1024.png 714w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-768x1102.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster-188x270.png 188w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Poster.png 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFed up with her mooching brother (Ted Healy), tippling father (Frank Morgan), overbearing publicist (Lee Tracy), and demanding director (Pat O&#8217;Brien), a sexy movie star (Jean Harlow) makes various attempts to escape from her hectic Hollywood lifestyle.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Adoption<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Jean Harlow Films<\/li>\n<li>Pat O&#8217;Brien Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nVictor Fleming directed this relentlessly-paced, incisive pre-Code satire, starring Jean Harlow in a role purportedly based on Clara Bow. The clever storyline &#8212; adapted from a 1928 stage play by Caroline Francke and Mack Crane &#8212; shadows Harlow&#8217;s numerous failed attempts to seek some semblance of privacy and autonomy in Hollywood, first by nearly marrying a questionable marquis (Ivan Lebedeff):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Lebedeff.png 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>then by trying to adopt a baby: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Adoption.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and finally by becoming engaged to a wealthy American (Franchot Tone) whose snooty parents (C. Aubrey Smith and Mary Forbes) are distinctly wary of their son&#8217;s new love interest. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-1024x650.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-1536x975.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3-425x270.png 425w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tone3.png 1611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, her meddling publicist &#8212; played by heavy-drinking pre-Code actor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0870543\/bio\">Lee Tracy<\/a>, probably best known for his role the same year in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2586\"><em>Dinner at Eight<\/em> (1933)<\/a> &#8212; tries to earn Harlow&#8217;s romantic affections while strategically foiling each of her ventures. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-1024x646.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-1536x969.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1-428x270.png 428w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy-1.png 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty here for fans of pre-Code comedies to enjoy, from racy dialogue to impressively frantic pacing to Harlow&#8217;s spot-on screechy performance; it&#8217;s definitely worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Harlow as Lola<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1-430x270.png 430w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Harlow-1.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lee Tracy as Space<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-1536x962.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Tracy2.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An enjoyably loopy screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-1024x658.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-1536x987.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy-420x270.png 420w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Bombshell-Loopy.png 1605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clever pre-Code dialogue:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Your day off is sure brutal on your negligee.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Where I kick her, the camera&#8217;ll never pick up the scar.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a fine vehicle for Harlow. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0023825\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematicthreads.com\/review.php?id=831&#038;ltr=B\">Cinematic Threads Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/36519\/bombshell#articles-reviews?articleId=30033\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Deep down in every girl&#8217;s heart there&#8217;s the desire for the rite of real womanhood.&#8221; Synopsis: Fed up with her mooching brother (Ted Healy), tippling father (Frank Morgan), overbearing publicist (Lee Tracy), and demanding director (Pat O&#8217;Brien), a sexy movie star (Jean Harlow) makes various attempts to escape from her hectic Hollywood lifestyle. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Adoption Comedy Hollywood Jean Harlow Films Pat O&#8217;Brien Films Review: Victor Fleming directed this relentlessly-paced, incisive pre-Code satire, starring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29448\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29448"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59008,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29448\/revisions\/59008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}