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When a red-headed woman meets a red-headed man!
1936 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | J. Walter Ruben |
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| Writer: | Anita Loos, Frances Marion, H.W. Hanemann |
| Staring: |
| Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from his job he leaves Hattie who steals money for him and goes to jail. He gets a new job, foils a plot to dynamite the ship, and promises to wait for Hattie. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 03, 1936 |
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| Director: | J. Walter Ruben |
| Writer: | Anita Loos, Frances Marion, H.W. Hanemann |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | cannery |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jean Harlow | Hattie |
| Spencer Tracy | Dutch |
| Una Merkel | Lil |
| Joseph Calleia | Nick |
| Victor Kilian | 'Flytrap' |
| Mickey Rooney | Jimmy |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | 'Brains' |
| Roger Imhof | 'Pops' |
| Juanita Quigley | Rosie |
| Paul Hurst | Belcher |
| Vince Barnett | Lew |
| Dorothy Appleby | Gertie |
| Judith Wood | Mabel |
| Arthur Housman | 'Ratsy' |
| Wade Boteler | Bert |
| Joe Phillips | Al |
| William Newell | Pete |
| Al Hill | 'Speed' |
| Helen Flint | Sadie |
| Lillian Harmer | Mrs. McCall |
| Bob Perry | 'Lefty' |
| George Givot | Markis |
| Helene Costello | Maizie |
| Rafaela Ottiano | Matron (as Rafaelo Ottiano) |
| John George | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anita Loos | Screenplay |
| Frances Marion | Screenplay, Story |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Recordist |
| Edwin B. Willis | Assistant Art Director |
| J. Walter Ruben | Director |
| H.W. Hanemann | Screenplay |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| Stan Rogers | Assistant Art Director |
| Dolly Tree | Wardrobe Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irving Thalberg | Executive Producer |
| David Lewis | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Though this is incredibly dated, it's also a very sincere and bizarre cross between a rags-to-riches drama and social commentary on unfair work practices/rights of workers/unions. And just so fans could see sexpot starlet Jean Harlow (the film's from Warner Archives' 7-film boxed set put out for the ... recent 100th anniversary of her birth in 1911) in as many costumes and gowns as possible, they have her married and involved in romances not simply with strait-laced activist Spencer Tracy but also their rich, slimy boss, tuna cannery owner Joseph Galleia (most famous in 'Touch of Evil' and 'Gilda'). Women loved her because she was lippy, brazen, glamourous, loyal and had a heart of gold, and men loved her because...she was Jean Harlow. This also sports an early appearance by Mickey Rooney in comic relief as her 15-year-old punk nephew; hard to belief he had already spent 10 years by that time on the silver screen! Not the worst film you would ever see, and her charisma with both starring actors is extraordinary. If you're a fan of either Harlow or 30's drama, don't miss it for the world.