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Three Wise Girls

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Fed up with her tiny hometown, the lovely Cassie Barnes (Jean Harlow) packs up and splits for New York City, where she rooms with her pal Dot (Marie Prevost). Cassie takes a series of disappointing jobs before her friend Gladys (Mae Clarke) gets her a modeling gig. Then Cassie begins a romance with Jerry (Walter Byron), who initially seems like the perfect man. Unfortunately, it turns out that he's married. He tries to tell Cassie that his marriage is already ending, but she's not convinced.

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Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Nov 7
Jean Harlow, on loan from M-G-M, doffs her usual bombshell persona and winningly plays a gal with scruples. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 16
2/4
...a thin premise that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming and forgettable effect by Beaudine... Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/20/2016
B-
This was the film Harlow proved she can carry a film on her own. Go to Full Review
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07/11/2018 Fast moving picture, cut as though it could have been shot in the 1990s. Harlow was a little stiff...Mae Clarke never looked better! See more 03/31/2016 Jean Harlow had top billing and gave a good performance in this one, playing a small-town girl who goes to New York to seek her fortune. I found it refreshing to see her in a more virtuous role; she not only shows her range, but her character is strong, and stands up for herself when hit on by men. At the same time, her magnetism and sex appeal shine through, helped along by some modeling and pre-Code lingerie scenes. She finds out the rich guy she's been seeing is married and wants to end it, particularly after having seen what a similar situation has done to her friend, played well by Mae Clark (who you might remember as having been with Harlow the previous year in 'The Public Enemy', and getting a grapefruit stuffed in her face by James Cagney). The last of the 'wise girls' is Marie Prevost in the role of her roommate, who points out the flipside, hey, it's nice to eat something other than liverwurst by seeing a guy with some money, and breaks off a few other funny lines in the film. The movie is quite brisk at 68 minutes, maybe too brisk in a couple of ways (such as Mae Clark's fate), but it's worth watching, particularly if you're a Harlow fan. See more 09/19/2014 Early, rarely seen Harlow picture is a speedy little drama of girls facing love problems. This was before Jean's MGM heyday so she's still a bit rough around the edges but the star quality is ever present. See more 07/22/2014 good pre-coder Jean Harlow's 2nd feature but was released after her 3rd movie Capra's 'platinum blonde" See more 04/16/2014 A look at the lives of 3 young women making their way (or not) in New York.Jean Harlow, on the brink of stardom, is natural and appealing. And Marie Provost is a delight. It's a very basic story and barely an hour long, but these performances make it worthwhile. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fed up with her tiny hometown, the lovely Cassie Barnes (Jean Harlow) packs up and splits for New York City, where she rooms with her pal Dot (Marie Prevost). Cassie takes a series of disappointing jobs before her friend Gladys (Mae Clarke) gets her a modeling gig. Then Cassie begins a romance with Jerry (Walter Byron), who initially seems like the perfect man. Unfortunately, it turns out that he's married. He tries to tell Cassie that his marriage is already ending, but she's not convinced.
Director
William Beaudine
Screenwriter
Wilson Collison, Agnes Christine Johnston, Robert Riskin
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 1932, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 7m
Sound Mix
Mono