Platinum Blonde
film by Capra [1931]
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Platinum Blonde is a 1931 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The film stars Jean Harlow and Loretta Young and was written by Robert Riskin, among others. It is described as a comedy of manners that foreshadowed later Capra-Riskin collaborations focusing on romances between journalists and ordinary men. The film's title refers to Harlow's distinctive hair color, which became iconic and contributed to her "Blonde Bombshell" image.12
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