Reckless (1935) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Fleming |
| Producer(s) | David O. Selznick |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Musical |
| Top Topics | |
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Reckless Overview:
Reckless (1935) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by Victor Fleming and produced by David O. Selznick.
SYNOPSIS
Selznick's misguided attempt to turn Harlow into a song-and-dance star is fascinating for her game effort and also for the pairing with Powell. Harlow's marriage to wealthy Tone is on the rocks, so she turns to her agent, Powell. Tone commits suicide, and Harlow is suspected of murder. Loyal Powell puts on a show that answers every suspicion, winning her heart for good. In a macabre sidelight, Harlow's husband, studio executive Paul Bern, did commit suicide, and Harlow and Powell did become an item a year after this was released.
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Quotes from
Chorus: You have got to gamble with fate.
Mona Leslie: [singing] I wanna live, love, learn a lot. I'll light my candle and I'll burn a lot.
Chorus: You'll have some bad shots, hard knocks!
Mona Leslie: I'm on my own if I bruise.
Chorus: And there'll be smiles here, shouts here!
Mona Leslie: And I can take it on the chin if I lose, because I'm reckless!
Chorus: She's simply reckless!
Mona Leslie: Reckless!
Chorus: She's simply reckless!
Mona Leslie: I'm gonna go places and look life in the face!
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Facts about
After the movie was completed and shot as a straight drama, MGM decided to make it into a musical, so production was resumed. This became one of Jean Harlow's few real flops. It's failure pleased Libby Holman immensely.
Selznick based this on the Libby Holman murder scandal. Star Jean Harlow felt the story had disturbing similarities to suicide of her second husband, Paul Bern. Jean Harlow believed she was cast in the picture in a deliberate attempt to capitalize on that event, and she refused the role at first. In William Powell's autobiography, he says he convinced her to accept the role rather than be suspended.
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