Die Welt der Jean Harlow (1965)

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Harlow is a fictionalized 1965 Electronovision drama film based on the life of screen star Jean Harlow and directed by Alex Segal. It was Ginger Rogers' final film.

Production

Judy Garland was originally cast in the role of Jean Harlow's mother, but left the film after just four days of shooting. She was replaced by Ginger Rogers.

The film was directed by television veteran Alex Segal and shot in the black-and-white Electronovision process, in which action was recorded on a videotape master that would later be transferred to film via kinescope for theatrical release. The film was produced by Electronovision, Inc., owners of the Electronovision process, and distributed by Magna Distribution Corporation.

Electronovision, Inc. was in such financial distress during the making of Harlow that actors' paychecks bounced and the Screen Actors Guild canceled its contracts with the company. According to producer Bill Sargent, the film from two days of shooting was mysteriously lost, the cast was not afforded sufficient time to rehearse and great difficulty was encountered when trying to find a laboratory to process the film's prints as well as suitable th…

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