The Girl from Missouri

Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore and Franchot Tone star in a romantic comedy about a beautiful gold-digger who keeps trying to stick to her morals, the wealthy young playboy who catches her eye, and his overly protective father--who takes on far more than he can handle when he tries to get between love and The Girl from Missouri.Eadie (Harlow--Bombshell, Dinner at Eight) travels to New York in search of a rich husband and falls in love with the dashing T.R. Paige, Jr. (Tone--Between Two Women, Bombshell), who also happens to be wealthy. But when T.R. Paige, Sr. (Academy Award winner Barrymore--Treasure Island, Dinner at Eight) attempts to end the romance, Eadie let's Paige, Sr. see exactly what he wants to see . . . as she traps in a frame that will allow Paige, Jr. and her to live happily married.