The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidentally kills the man they were setting up. Eddie takes off and Ruby is sent to a reformatory for two years.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Anita LoosScreenplay
- Sam WoodDirector
- Howard Emmett RogersScreenplay
- Frances MarionWriter
Cast
- Jean HarlowRuby Adams
- Clark GableEddie Hall
- Stuart ErwinAl Simpson
- Dorothy BurgessGypsy
- Muriel KirklandBertha
- Garry OwenSlim
- Barbara BarondessSadie
- Elizabeth PattersonMiss Tuttle
- Inez CourtneyMaizie
- Blanche FridericiMrs. Wagner
- Helen FreemanMiss Davis
- Louise BeaversElite Club Attendant (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
blackmailcon artistpre-code