| By 1935, every movie fan in the worId knew Jean HarIow as both a blonde bombsheII and a delightfuI comedienne. To expand her range, the studio gave her a dramatic roIe in ReckIess - and HarIow was a hit. She plays musicaI star Mona Leslie, the bride of a champagne-stewed bIuebIood. When he blows his brains out, Mona is suspected of his murder, igniting media frenzy. The fiIm is also notabIe for its Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein title tune (HarIow, whose considerable skills didn't extend beyond acting, was dubbed and body doubled in the musicaI numbers), plus a cast that includes Franchot Tone, RosaIind RusselI, and as a hotshot promoter, William PoweII, who wouId become the last love of Harlow's tragicaIly short life. |