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Actors: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bombshell |
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Lola Burns, a Hollywood movie star, is disenchanted with her lifestyle. The fake name, publicity for business purposes, and her relatives and boyfriends hitting her up for money make her feel meaningless. While she wants to adopt a baby, one who would give her unconditional love, her publicity agent is determined to keep her wholesome to increase box-office receipts. When she disappears in a desert resort, she is accosted by a man claiming to be her husband, all concocted by her publicity man, making this film a rather cynical look at the golden age of the Hollywood studio system.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bombshell |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
Desert?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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