Platinum Blonde

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Platinum Blonde ★★★ 1931

Screwball comedy in which a newspaper journalist (Williams) marries a wealthy girl (Harlow) but finds that he doesn't like the restrictions and confinement of high society. Yearning for a creative outlet, he decides to write a play and hires a reporter (Young) to collaborate with him. The results are funny and surprising when Young shows up at the mansion flanked by a group of hard-drinking, fun-loving reporters. 86m/B VHS, DVD . Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow, Louise Closser Hale; D: Frank Capra; W: Jo Swerling, Dorothy Howell.

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