clark gable play a con man who bust into the life of hard boil dame jean harlow . he try to sucker her while she brush him off with her tough gal attitude . despite their cynicism and con they fall in love . when gable accidentally kill a man during a sting he run out leave loyal harlow to woman prison where she discover she pregnant . anita loo and howard emmett rogers write be excellent throughout with many well drawn and surprising character ( include a jewish socialist woman inmate and a black woman inmate and her preacher father play with hardly a trace of stereotype ) . gable and harlow show their mettle a actor add telling nuance and quirk to their character that send them beyond the typical gable and harlow role . and the direction be much good than you would expect from sam wood . one beautiful shot have harlow be induct into the prison and then lead out into a surprisingly snowy courtyard a the camera track after her . this be one of the best of both the criminal in love and woman prison genre and have some of the best hard boil dialogue ever write .