I’ve been discovering a lot of previously overlooked shots that are quickly becoming favorites; this one taken by Ted Allan for Suzy (1936) is so impossibly beautiful. The tenderness of her face and the composition of the image remind me almost of a pre-Raphaelite beauty. Another thing that makes this image special is she … Continue reading A Simple Portrait of Jean Harlow: Inside and Out
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The Story Of RIFFRAFF (1936)
Riffraff (1936) was my first Jean Harlow movie. Strange that a mediocre box office bomb started my love for her. Most fans start off with Hell's Angels (1930), which created Harlow, or one of her 1932 MGM blockbusters; not in my case. I can't recall how that came to be, but I remember being absolutely … Continue reading The Story Of RIFFRAFF (1936)
