Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Conway
Written byF. Scott Fitzgerald (uncredited)
Screenplay byAnita Loos
Based onRed-Headed Woman
1931 novel
by Katherine Brush
Produced byPaul Bern
StarringJean Harlow
Chester Morris
Lewis Stone
Leila Hyams
Una Merkel
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byRichard A. Whiting
Raymond B. Egan
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 25, 1932 (1932-06-25) (United States)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars Jean Harlow as a woman who uses sex to advance her social position. During the course of the film, Harlow's character breaks up a marriage, has multiple affairs, has premarital sex, and attempts to kill a man.