Red-Headed Woman (1932)

The famous 'platinum blond' goes 'red' in this pre-code film about a social climbing gold digger who destroys the marriage of the essentially decent Chester Morris, only to cheat on him with a coal Barron and a French chauffeur. The movies a good vehicle for star Jean Harlow, Morris is adequate and a smattering of others (like Una Merkel) have workable supporting parts. Theme of the conniving, social climbing female a common one in these pre-code films. Harlow appears to speak decent French at the end. A good number of the performers in this film have connections to early or tragic deaths. Title song kind of fun.