The Sex Goddess in American Film, 1930–1965: Jean Harlow, Mae West, Lana Turner, and Jayne Mansfield
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Plate 12. Jean Harlow (1933).

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Plate 13. Another film, another bed (Jean Harlow, Libeled Lady, MGM, 1936).

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Plate 14. Spencer Tracy and William Powell struggle to keep their eyes where they belong while Harlow struggles to keep a straight face (Libeled Lady, MGM, 1936).

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Plate 15. The scene starts to fall apart as the focal point grabs everyone's attention (Libeled Lady, MGM, 1936).

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Plate 16. Capra films the lovers in a pose of implicit power relationships (Platinum Blonde, Columbia Pictures, 1931).

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Plate 17. Harlow as an icon of ideal beauty (Platinum Blonde, Columbia Pictures, 1931).

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Plate 18. Clark Gable and Jean Harlow (Red Dust, MGM, 1932).

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Plate 19. The stooping Helen (Jean Harlow, Hell's Angels, United Artists, 1930).

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Plate 20. Helen dressed as a classical goddess (Jean Harlow, Hell's Angels, United Artists, 1930).

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