After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.After winning a stud farm in lieu of gambling debts, bookie Duke Bradley turns an eye to the daughter of the now deceased gambler and her millionaire fiancée.
Hattie McDaniel
- Rosetta
- (as Hattie McDaniels)
Pat West
- Horse Owner
- (scenes deleted)
Jann Andrews
- One of the Hurley Twins
- (uncredited)
Kathleen Andrews
- One of the Hurley Twins
- (uncredited)
Sheila Andrews
- One of the Hurley Twins
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Ardell
- Passenger on Train
- (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn May of 1937, with the film about 90% completed, Jean Harlow collapsed on the set and died about a week later, reportedly of uremic poisoning. Her remaining scenes were shot with double Mary Dees being filmed only from behind. Paula Winslowe supplied the voice.
- GoofsIn opening credits, last name of Hattie McDaniel is listed as "McDaniels."
- Quotes
Fritzi 'Muggins' Kiffmeyer: We women can do things to a man we love that men wouldn't do to a rattlesnake.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM: When the Lion Roars: The Lion Reigns Supreme (1992)
- SoundtracksSaratoga
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Sung during credits by Grace Saxon and Four Esquires
Reprised by them at a party
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Mostly trivia
Not a great movie, it doesn't have the expected chemistry between Gable and Harlow, but many bits of trivia connected with it. It was released as I understand it after public pressure for another look at her. It ended up being her most financially successful film. I think that the cigar scene is one of her best, most understated comic moments.
I don't know of another film finished after its star's death like this. For that alone it is a curiosity. The added footage is very obvious, comical yet macabre. And the ongoing bit about her being sick is equally macabre.
As for the trivia, you have one of Lionel Barrymore's last ambulatory roles; longtime MGM contractee Walter Pidgeon in his first MGM role; Hattie McDaniel singing; The Wizard of Oz having breakfast with the Wicked Witch of the West; and Clark Gable playing probably the only nice bookie in the history of the movies (sort of nice, to Harlow's father at least).
For Harlow at her best, go with Personal Property, Red Dust or Bombshell, but watch this for the trivia.
I don't know of another film finished after its star's death like this. For that alone it is a curiosity. The added footage is very obvious, comical yet macabre. And the ongoing bit about her being sick is equally macabre.
As for the trivia, you have one of Lionel Barrymore's last ambulatory roles; longtime MGM contractee Walter Pidgeon in his first MGM role; Hattie McDaniel singing; The Wizard of Oz having breakfast with the Wicked Witch of the West; and Clark Gable playing probably the only nice bookie in the history of the movies (sort of nice, to Harlow's father at least).
For Harlow at her best, go with Personal Property, Red Dust or Bombshell, but watch this for the trivia.
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- daryl42
- May 22, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,144,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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