I almost gave up on this "soaper," but stuck with it and found it to be quite interesting. Jean Harlow stars as a woman trying to get ahead in the world by marrying her boss. Then, after becoming a millionaire, she starts fooling around with a young guy. Yeah, the storyline's been used many times since but Harlow was always pretty interesting to watch.
The ending of this film does NOT give a good message (I don't want to spoil it, but this gist of it is that immorality pays) and is another example of why a morals' code was instituted for American films shortly after this. It's just a really bad message, especially for younger girls.
On a personal note, I never understood why men fawned all over Harlow. In the movie, she gets complimented by all the men on how beautiful she is....yet I don't see a lot of beauty. Is it just me? Frankly, Una Merkel, who also is in this film in her typical minor comedienne role, has a much prettier face.
Anyway, the film exhibits how men can make real saps of themselves over a younger woman, if sex is involved. Boy, ain't that the truth!! They (we) can be manipulated so easily. In this regard, this movie reminded me a lot of a better film of the same period: Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck.
The ending of this film does NOT give a good message (I don't want to spoil it, but this gist of it is that immorality pays) and is another example of why a morals' code was instituted for American films shortly after this. It's just a really bad message, especially for younger girls.
On a personal note, I never understood why men fawned all over Harlow. In the movie, she gets complimented by all the men on how beautiful she is....yet I don't see a lot of beauty. Is it just me? Frankly, Una Merkel, who also is in this film in her typical minor comedienne role, has a much prettier face.
Anyway, the film exhibits how men can make real saps of themselves over a younger woman, if sex is involved. Boy, ain't that the truth!! They (we) can be manipulated so easily. In this regard, this movie reminded me a lot of a better film of the same period: Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck.