Bombshell (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Fleming |
| Producer(s) | Irving Thalberg, Hunt Stromberg |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema |
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Bombshell Overview:
Bombshell (1933) was a Black-and-white - Comedy Film directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Hunt Stromberg and Irving Thalberg.
SYNOPSIS
Great performance by Harlow in this satire on the '30s Hollywood star machine. A long-suffering starlet tires of the game and quits - thoroughly frustrating her unscrupulous press agent. Based on a play by Caroline Francke and Mack Crane.
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