This now, is the Carroll Baker version. Of course, if you're still looking for a rendering that is in any way accurate, you are still out of luck. In fact, this one can only be described as a complete travesty. It would be just impossible to list all the errors and misrepresentations in a short review like this. You would need to write a book! In fact, it would be much easier to list the things that were right. So here goes: The names of some of the characters are real, but, aside from that, I can't think of anything. However, looked at as a wholly fictional piece of entertainment, the movie is not all that bad. And it's certainly better than the Alex Segal version. This one has not only superior production values, but its studio scenes are much better directed and handled than the soap opera histrionics evident in the Lynley account. True, the opening scene sets a standard that the film doesn't live up to, but Martin Balsam as Louis B. Mayer and Leslie Nielson as Howard Hughes certainly provide interesting interpretations. Sets are costumes are magnificent. Baker is adequate in the title role. Photography and music score are great. My only grouches are that some of the minor players are a bit tiresome, and that some of the dialogue scenes ran too long and should have been trimmed.
Review of Harlow
