Platinum Blonde
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Halliwell Hobbes, Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, Reginald Owen, Robert Williams Director: Frank Capra Brand: Sony Producer: Frank Capra Producer: Harry Cohn Writer: Dorothy Howell Writer: Douglas W. Churchill Writer: Harry Chandlee Writer: Jo Swerling Writer: Robert Riskin DVD: Region Code 99 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 89 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-11-04 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Platinum Blonde
Movie Review: The Best Actor You've Never Seen
Summary: 3 Stars
Robert Williams doesn't even get any billing on the DVD cover or on other promotions of this film, but he IS the star of the film....and he is outstanding.
Williams could have been a major star, a very well-known actor, had he not died four days after this picture was released with a ruptured appendix. The man simply puts on an acting clinic here. I wonder if young aspiring actors are ever shown this film and told to study Williams? If is wasn't for this film, I assume nobody would ever know about this guy.
Anyway, the movie is really dated but its interesting thanks to some great dialog, mainly, once again, by Williams. Jean Harlow gets the billing but a young Loretta Young has the real beauty and charm here. Too bad her role was so minor and bland. She looked absolutely gorgeous.
The storyline is one of Hollywood's favorite themes: the average Joe beating up on the snobby rich people. Harlow's "mother" in here (Louise Closser Hale) plays that snob role perfectly.
Even though I gave it only three stars, there are lots of laughs in this film and it was a lot better than I thought it would be. Watching Williams' acting performance is worth the price of the disc, and then some.