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.

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instanceOf American film
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
surface form: United States
director Victor Fleming
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Blanche Sewell
filmFormat 35 mm
genre comedy
satire
hasFilmRatingEra Pre-Code Hollywood
surface form: pre-Code Hollywood
hasTheme celebrity culture
family exploitation of a star
media manipulation
influencedBy Hollywood star system of the early 1930s
public image of Clara Bow
leadActorPlays Jean Harlow
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
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
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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Jules Furthman workedOn Bombshell (1933 film)