Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 11, 2017

I’ll admit it. Hold Your Man (1933) isn’t my favorite pre-Code. It starts off great, but it kinda goes off the rails toward the end. Still, there’s something about it that I absolutely love. In fact, there’s lots about it that I love. The film stars Clark Gable as Eddie,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 9, 2014

Directed by Sam Wood, Hold Your Man (1933) is a Pre-Code women’s prison story with Jean Harlow as the primary jailbird and Clark Gable as the career con man who lands her there. Put those elements and stars together, and you’re certain to get one crackerjack of a picture, but...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 9, 2014

Directed by Sam Wood, Hold Your Man (1933) is a Pre-Code women’s prison story with Jean Harlow as the primary jailbird and Clark Gable as the career con man who lands her there. Put those elements and stars together, and you’re certain to get one crackerjack of a picture, but...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 9, 2014

Directed by Sam Wood, Hold Your Man (1933) is a Pre-Code women’s prison story with Jean Harlow as the primary jailbird and Clark Gable as the career con man who lands her there. Put those elements and stars together, and you’re certain to get one crackerjack of a picture, but...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on July 14, 2013

This is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon, co-sponsored by Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub and Aurora of Once Upon a Screen. Of the half dozen films that Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made together, the 1933 film "Hold Your Man" is the only one where you're...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on July 14, 2013

This is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon, co-sponsored by Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub and Aurora of Once Upon a Screen. Of the half dozen films that Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made together, the 1933 film "Hold Your Man" is the only one where you're...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on March 26, 2011

Hold Your Man (1933)       Turner Classic Movies has devoted Tuesdays in March to Jean Harlow, and I have been diligently recording them to further explore whom I think of as THE platinum blonde. Harlow was the epitome of sex appeal in the 1930s. Her suggestive roles always seemed emphasized...   read more