Hold Your Man
1933 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.3 · 69% critics
A streetwise young woman falls hard for a charming grifter, and their fast romance pulls her into risky schemes. When a job goes wrong, she’s left to face the consequences alone, forced to navigate life inside a women’s reformatory while holding onto hope for a future beyond the trouble.
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Details
- Years
- 1933
- Release date
- 1933-06-30
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (21 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tough, pre-Code romance that shifts from playful banter to heavier drama, with a star-driven pull similar to Red-Headed Woman and Midnight Mary; Not for you if you dislike sudden tonal changes or prison-set storylines.
Pros: sizzling lead chemistry; snappy pre-Code dialogue; engaging early rom-com | Cons: abrupt tone shift; saggy midsection; clichéd melodrama beats
Themes
- blackmail
- con artist
- pre-code
Cast & crew
Jean Harlow
as Ruby Adams
Clark Gable
as Eddie Hall
Stuart Erwin
as Al Simpson
Dorothy Burgess
as Gypsy
Muriel Kirkland
as Bertha
Garry Owen
as Slim
Barbara Barondess
as Sadie
Elizabeth Patterson
as Miss Tuttle
Inez Courtney
as Maizie
Blanche Friderici
as Mrs. Wagner
Directed by Sam Wood