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Bombshell

Bombshell

An explosion of laughter...with beautiful Jean Harlow as the female fire-cracker of filmdom!

19336.51h 36m

Overview

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Directed by Victor Fleming
Written by John Lee Mahin, Jules Furthman, Caroline Francke
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Top Cast

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Lola Burns

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

E.J. 'Space' Hanlon

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Pops Burns

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Gifford Middleton

Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Jim Brogan

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Mac

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

Junior Burns

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff

Marquis Hugo di Binelli di Pisa

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Nellie, Junior's Girlfriend

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Loretta

Themes & Keywords

newspaperpublicitypaparazzicelebrityhollywoodscrewball comedypre-codemovie starpress agenttabloid reporterpublicity stuntold hollywoodpublicity agent

About Bombshell

Bombshell is a comedy, romance film released in 1933 exploring themes of newspaper, publicity, paparazzi, celebrity, hollywood, screwball comedy. Directed by Victor Fleming, it stars Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan. A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

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