Bombshell (1933 film)
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Bombshell (1933 film) is a classic pre-Code Hollywood screwball comedy starring Jean Harlow as a harried movie star whose chaotic personal and professional life satirizes the film industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombshell (1933 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Blonde Bombshell ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "Bring on the Girls" by Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Lola Burns
ⓘ
Space Hanlon ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Victor Fleming ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingEra |
Pre-Code Hollywood
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surface form:
pre-Code Hollywood
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| hasTheme |
celebrity culture
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family exploitation of a star ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hollywood star system of the early 1930s
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public image of Clara Bow ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays |
Jean Harlow
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surface form:
Jean Harlow as Lola Burns
|
| leadCharacterOccupation | film star ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | chaotic personal and professional life of a movie star ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic pre-Code Hollywood comedy
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satirizing the life of a movie star ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | film industry satire ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1933-10-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Sheekman
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John Lee Mahin ⓘ Jules Furthman ⓘ |
| setGenreContext | screwball comedy cycle of the 1930s ⓘ |
| setIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| starring |
Franchot Tone
ⓘ
Frank Morgan ⓘ Jean Harlow ⓘ Lee Tracy ⓘ Louise Beavers ⓘ Una Merkel ⓘ |
| title | Bombshell ⓘ |
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