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Platinum Blonde is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy motion picture directed by Frank Capra, written by Jo Swerling and starring Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow. Platinum Blonde was Robert Williams' last screen appearance; he died of peritonitis three days after the film's October 31 release.
Platinum Blonde: Directed by Frank Capra. With Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow, Halliwell Hobbes. A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1931-10-31
Investigative journalist Stew Smith (Robert Williams) has a reputation for being merciless in his reporting. In a break from convention, after writing a tell-all story on a wealthy family of ...
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- Jean Harlow
- Frank Capra
- Romance, Comedy
Platinum Blonde (1931) -- (Movie Clip) One of the Boys News-girl Gallagher (Loretta Young) attends a party thrown by pal Stew (Robert Williams) and his new high-society wife Ann (Jean Harlow) in Frank Capra's Platinum Blonde 1931.
- Frank R. Capra, C. C. Coleman
- Loretta Young
Written to showcase Harlow’s talent, looks and charm, PLATINUM BLONDE is a glorious spoof of the newspaper business in New York City during the Depression. Ann Schuyler (Harlow), a wealthy socialite, meets reporter Stew Smith (Robert Williams, Devotion) and the two fall madly in love.
Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
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Considered one of the best "newspaper comedies" ever made, PLATINUM BLONDE is a fairly authentic glimpse of the real newspaper world. It's a snappy comedy about a wisecracking reporter who marries a wealthy girl but can't stand the confinement of life among high society.