A famous film star (Jean Harlow) is tired of her image as a sexpot and tries to change it by adopting a baby and various other schemes that are all foiled by a manipulative press agent (Lee Tracy).
I had low expectations for Bombshell, but it definitely surprised me. Jean Harlow gives one of her best performances as Lola Burns, and she handles the comedy scenes like a champ. She's back by a stellar supporting cast: the usually annoying Lee Tracy is excellent, Frank Morgan is hilarious as Harlow's drunken father, Una Merkel is her grifting secretary and Louise Beavers plays her maid. And throw in Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Ted Healy, Isabel Jewell and C. Aubrey Smith and you've got quite the cast.
The script is hilarious, and a perfect example of why Jean Harlow was such a big star.
I had low expectations for Bombshell, but it definitely surprised me. Jean Harlow gives one of her best performances as Lola Burns, and she handles the comedy scenes like a champ. She's back by a stellar supporting cast: the usually annoying Lee Tracy is excellent, Frank Morgan is hilarious as Harlow's drunken father, Una Merkel is her grifting secretary and Louise Beavers plays her maid. And throw in Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Ted Healy, Isabel Jewell and C. Aubrey Smith and you've got quite the cast.
The script is hilarious, and a perfect example of why Jean Harlow was such a big star.