I love this movie so much

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

what a great movie. I just watched it on TCM. jean Harlow,and Clark gable were a stupendous combo. both of their character portrayals were right up their ally. both had a crusty edge to them. gene Raymond continued to be a actor I am impressed with every time I see him, in these older movies. he was also very good in a later movie Mr. &mrs. smith with Robert Montgomery,and Carole Lombard. he plays a great straight guy character,and very unassuming,almost naive. Mary Astor was great as the unfaithful wife, with more polish than the character Harlow played, but not as happy go lucky,and not street wise. Mary Astor was beautiful, and a great actor. she adapted well as the years advanced in Hollywood. her rolls were always perfect, with her advancement. she was a talented and very sophisticated lady in real life,and a accomplished author as well. her roll in Maltese falcon, and little women showed her diversity,as well as a movie that the title escapes me with Bette Davis, George Brent. I have enjoyed the tribute to Harlow.

Golden Age fans will love this one, a Pre-Code film that's much like a filmed stage play - in fact, it's based on a play which, by all accounts was even racier than the movie. It was made in 1932 and certainly couldn't pass muster after the inception of the Hays Office, but nowadays anything goes; odd someone hasn't tried. They would be hard-pressed, though, to find a better cast, especially the two principals. Gable and Harlow are perfect together, the animal magnetism fairly leaping off the screen. Gable was the very model of modern masculinity at the time, and Harlow his female counterpart.Some reviewers noted an element of racism woven throughout the picture, but they should give it a rest. The world in general and society in particular were vastly different from the modern PC era. Also of interest is the support cast, headed by Mary Astor, who admittedly was a better actress than Harlow but minus the manifest 'feminine wiles'. In a departure from more dignified roles, Donald Crisp plays vulgar drunk and to excellent effect.Have you seen it? If not, do so. It's well worth your time just to see how the 'pros' used to do it, inherent plot flaws notwithstanding.

Directed by Victor Fleming,with a screenplay by John Mahin,Red Heat pairs two of the biggest stars of the thirties,Jean Harlow and Clark Gable. Set in the deepest jungles of Malaysia the film sees just how far the moral standards of the day could be pushed. The screen practically burns apart from the lust of the two leads whenever they're together.On a quiet rubber plantation in Malaysia, things heat up when the quick tempered manager,Dennis Carson(Clark Gable)falls for two different women.There's tough talking woman of the night,Vantine(Jean Harlow) and the fragile,pampered,uptown girl,Barbara Willis(Mary Astor). Barbara's husband Gary(Gene Raymond)is a new employee on the plantation.Further complications ensue when Gary comes down with a tropical fever and a big storm starts heading towards the plantation.The daily life of the plantation would be explored in a little more detail in the 50's remake Mogambo(with Gable reprising his role alongside Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly). The real star of this film is Jean Harlow,she gets the best lines and makes her presence felt so strongly in every scene she's in that you wish she were in all of them.If there's a weak point here it's the love triangle.It never really gets off the ground due to the casting of Astor.Never at any time can you buy Barbara as a serious rival for Carson's affections,she's too whiny and under-developed,as opposed to the feisty Vantine.Those issues aside though what's here is a lot of fun,the acting is solid,Gable is at his most rugged and much of the dialogue is rather naughty(given the era)to say the least, and the film is a great deal of fun because of it.Memorable scenes include Harlow taking a bath in full view of everyone on the plantation and Gable rescuing Astor from the tropical storm,well worth a watch.

Red Dust (1932) *** (out of 4) Victor Fleming film has Clark Gable playing a tough as nails rubber plantation owner who has a fling with a blonde (Jean Harlow) but falls in love with a married woman (Mary Astor). Here's another film I've been meaning to watch for quite a while now and it was worth the wait, although I was hoping it would be somewhat better. The film's biggest asset is the terrific cast who all give wonderful performances. This is just the type of role Gable was born to play and he has terrific chemistry with both Harlow and Astor. Gable manages to be quite a jerk but also tender at the same time, which is what made him so legendary. Harlow is very funny in her role and Astor steals the show as the woman getting in over her head. The Pre-Code elements are also very strong with Harlow constantly showing off her body and the scene in the tub is priceless. The underline sex going on throughout the film also sets it apart from other movies of its time. I think the weakest thing was some of the plot, which is pretty familiar but the ending certainly packs a nice little punch and it somewhat made me curious if the writers of Casablanca were influenced by it.