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Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Red-Headed Woman poster
Directed by
Jack Conway
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A red-headed secretary uses her looks and charm to seduce her wealthy married boss. She climbs the social ladder through manipulation and affairs.

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What happens

Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by Anita Loos, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Jean Harlow as a gold-digging secretary who is determined to advance her social position by any means necessary, including seducing her wealthy married boss. Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, and Una Merkel also star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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