three wise girls

July 20 movie: Three Wise Girls. 1931 drama starring Jean Harlow as one of three women from a small town, trying to make it in New York. Being pre-code, there's a lot of sex. One of the friends is the kept woman of a married man, who tries to assault Harlow the first time he can arrange to be alone with her. Let's see, there's also a suicide attempt (maybe successful? Hard to tell). And Harlow and the friend have jobs as models in a department store, allowing for many scenes of them changing in and out of lingerie. There's a hilarious scene where the friend teases Harlow for wearing dowdy cotton bloomers. And one incredible scene where Harlow is wearing a slip and bending over to put on her stockings in extreme closeup. She keeps almost popping out of the slip, and it's really quite erotic in that pre-code way. I recommend this movie if you want a fleeting look at Jean Harlow's breasts. And really, who wouldn't?