Harlow
Cast & Crew
Alex Segal
Carol Lynley
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Ginger Rogers
Barry Sullivan
Hurd Hatfield
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Jean Harlow, a bit player in a Laurel and Hardy film, is spotted by actor Marc Peters, who arranges a screen test for her with director Jonathan Martin. Her first picture for Martin makes her a star, despite criticism of her acting ability from popular actor William Mansfield. Harlow's mother and stepfather take advantage of their daughter's sudden fame and wealth to improve their own standard of living. Wearied by demands from her parents and the studio, Harlow seeks comfort in a marriage to producer Paul Bern, but Bern proves to be sexually impotent and Harlow's well-publicized affairs drive him to suicide. Another marriage fails to assuage Harlow's guilt over Bern's death, and, on the advice of her friend Marie Dressler, she goes East to study acting. News of her mother's illness brings her back to Hollywood, where she is welcomed by producer Louis B. Mayer, who promises to revitalize her career, and Mansfield, who is now in love with her. As her new romance blossoms, Harlow contracts a serious illness and finally dies in Mansfield's arms.
Director
Alex Segal
Cast
Carol Lynley
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Ginger Rogers
Barry Sullivan
Hurd Hatfield
Lloyd Bochner
Hermione Baddeley
Audrey Totter
John Williams
Audrey Christie
Michael Dante
Jack Kruschen
Celia Lovsky
Robert Strauss
Sonny Liston
James Dobson
Cliff Norton
Paulle Clark
Mark Herron
Jim Plunkett
John Fox
Joel Marston
Christopher West
Fred Conte
Catherine Ross
Buddy Lewis
Danny Francis
Frank Scannell
Maureen Gaffney
Nick Dimitri
Ron Kennedy
Harry Holcombe
Lola Fisher
Fred Klein
Crew
Richard C. Bennett
Brandon Chase
Edward K. Dodds
Nanette Eiland
Jim Ford
David Forrest
Harry Gordon
Al Ham
Al Ham
Marilyn Ham
Jim Kilgore
Duncan Kramer
Paul Mcardle
Nolan Miller
Marshall Naify
Marvin Paige
Greg Peters
Frank Ray
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Bill Sargent
Lee Savin
Karl Tunberg
Ken Westcott
Michael Westmore
Mary Westmoreland
John G. Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
The role of Mama Jean Bello was given to 'Garland, Judy' , Rita Hayworth, and Eleanor Parker before being finally played by Ginger Rogers.
Production began with 'Garland, Judy' as Mama Jean Bello, but she quit after four days.
Ginger Rogers' final film.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 1965
One of only a handful of feature films made in a short-lived process called Electronovision, in which footage was shot on video and transferred to film stock.
Ginger Rogers's last acting role in feature films. (She did subsequently appear as herself in the feature documentary "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey" 1985).
Released in United States Spring May 1965
