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Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, The Misfits (1961)

August 10, 2023 By Joi

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, The Misfits

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, The Misfits

The Misfits (1961) was directed by one of my personal favorite directors, John Huston, and features an equally wonderful cast that includes Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, and Eli Wallach.

The compelling film is iconic for several reasons:

  • Clark Gable gives one of his greatest performances.
  • Marilyn Monroe also gives one of her finest performances.
  • This was Clark Gable’s last completed film. He died of a heart attack shortly after filming ended.
  • This was also Marilyn Monroe’s last completed film. She died a year and a year and a half later

The movie is outstanding and their performances, as well as those of Montgomery Clift and Thelma Ritter, are impeccable.

If you’ve never seen this great movie, you can buy The Misfits on dvd or Blu-ray (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video.

Marilyn Monroe Poster (Amazon):


Marilyn Monroe Vintage Poster (Amazon link)

Filed Under: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Picture of the Day, Westerns

Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Victor Fleming on the Set of Gone with the Wind

March 5, 2022 By Joi

Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Victor Fleming on the Set of Gone with the WindVivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Victor Fleming

The photo above is a wonderful behind the scenes picture from Gone With the Wind with stars Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable with director Victor Fleming. The iconic film won (very deservedly!) 10 Academy Awards… if we’re being honest, I think it should have won more.

While a great deal has been written and said (and continues to be, unfortunately) about the relationship between Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, I prefer to take the word of the actress, herself:

“Who could quarrel with Clark Gable? We got on well. Whenever anyone on the set [of Gone with the Wind (1939)] was tired or depressed, it was Gable who cheered that person up. Then the newspapers began printing the story that Gable and I were not getting on. This was so ridiculous it served only as a joke. From that time on, the standard greeting between Clark and myself became, ‘How are you not getting on today?'” ~ Vivien Leigh

You can find Gone With the Wind on dvd (Amazon link). It truly was a phenomenal film with an extraordinary cast, writers, and director.


Filed Under: Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind, Perfect Movies, Vivien Leigh Tagged With: Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind, Victor Fleming, Vivien Leigh

Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, Behind the Scenes of the Bittersweet Film The Misfits

December 29, 2021 By Joi

Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, Behind the Scenes of The MisfitsClark Gable and Marilyn Monroe

Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe lead an outstanding cast in the WONDERFUL 1961 film The Misfits, directed by John Huston. Tragically, it would be the last completed film legends Gable or Monroe made. He died of a heart attack shortly after filming ended and she died a year and a half later.

Obviously, that’s the SAD side of the historical film. The great side is that the film happened to begin with. Marilyn Monroe had grown up idolizing Clark Gable, so the fact that she got to make a film with him really warms my heart. It’s also, in my opinion, one of her very best performances.

Add these to the fact that the movie is truly outstanding and you can see why it’s such a bittersweet film. It might just be the very definition of bittersweet.

The western also stars Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, James Barton, and Kevin McCarthy.

Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe Behind the Scenes of The Misfits

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable

You can buy The Misfits on dvd or Blu-ray (Amazon link). Surprisingly it isn’t on Prime Video, given the historical importance of the film (and how good it is), you’d think it would be.

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes Pictures, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Westerns Tagged With: Behind the Scenes, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits, Westerns

Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, and Clark Gable, Red Dust (1932)

September 26, 2021 By Joi

Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, Red Dust

Jean Harlow and Clark Gable

One of my favorite films is the 1932 drama Red Dust, directed by Victor Fleming. Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, and Mary Astor are absolutely wonderful in this movie and the charisma between the three of them is what you could only call magic.

The story was retold in the 1953 film and I’ll just say this… personally, they should have never tried to retell it. Even though Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and especially Ava Gardner are wonderful in it, the magic simply wasn’t there – through absolutely no fault of the stars or the legendary director John Ford. Magic either exists or it doesn’t – you can’t make it and you certainly can’t fake it.

You can find the magic of Red Dust on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

Mary Astor and Jean Harlow in Red Dust

Jean Harlow and Mary Astor

 

Filed Under: 1930s Movies, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Perfect Movies, Picture of the Day, Pre-Code Movies Tagged With: 1930s movies, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor

Great Behind the Scenes Picture from Red Dust (1932)

September 11, 2021 By Joi

Donald Crisp, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, and Mary Astor - Behind the Scenes of Red Dust

Donald Crisp, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, and Mary Astor

One of my favorite 1930s films (or films from any era!) is Red Dust (1935) and four of the reasons are pictured above: Donald Crisp, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, and Mary Astor. Extraordinary movie, extraordinary cast, and extraordinary director (Victor Fleming).

You can find the extraordinary Red Dust on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video!

Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, Behind the Scenes of Red Dust

Filed Under: 1930s Movies, Behind the Scenes Pictures, Clark Gable, Donald Crisp, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Perfect Movies, Pre-Code Movies

Mutiny on the Bounty: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone

August 20, 2021 By Joi

Mutiny on the Bounty: Clark Gable and Charles Laughton

Movita, Clark Gable, and Charles Laughton, Mutiny on the Bounty

In Mutiny on the Bounty, Clark Gable plays first mate Fletcher Christian who leads a revolt against his cruel commander, Captain Bligh (played to perfection by the wonderful Charles Laughton).

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) was based on the real-life 1788 mutiny.

Directed by Frank Lloyd, the drama also stars (among others) Franchot Tone, Movita, Spring Byington, Herbert Mundin, and Donald Crisp.

Clark Gable (who had to shave his notorious mustache for historical accuracy) was less than thrilled when Franchot Tone was added to the cast. The two had fought famously for the affections of Joan Crawford while making Dancing Lady (Tone won and was, at this time, married to the beautiful actress). However, as shooting progressed, the two became good friends!

(Continued Below….)

Mutiny on the Bounty: Movita and Clark Gable

Mutiny on the Bounty: Movita and Clark Gable

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935… I keep giving the date in an effort to make sure it is never confused with the latter film starring Marlon Brando) was the only film to receive THREE nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone.

It was due to this that the Academy introduced a Best Supporting Actor Oscar shortly afterward to ensure this situation would not be repeated.

Each of these three actors lost to Victor McLaglen (The Informer, 1935). I honestly am, to this day, amazed that Charles Laughton didn’t win.

MGM wanted Cary Grant to play Byam (Franchot Tone’s role), and, what’s more, he wanted the role. Problem was, he was under contract to Paramount Pictures and they refused to release him.
If you’ve never seen Mutiny on the Bounty, I hope you’ll either watch it on Prime Video or buy Mutiny on the Bounty on dvd (Amazon link). It’s  wonderful classic and Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, and Charles Laughton give extraordinary performances.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty: Movita, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, and Mamo Clark

Filed Under: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone Tagged With: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Movita

Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo, Band of Angels (1957)

August 3, 2021 By Joi

Yvonne DeCarlo and Clark Gable

Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo

Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo star in a historical romance that isn’t talked nearly enough about, Band of Angels. The 1957 film was directed by one of my personal favorite directors, Raoul Walsh and also stars the wonderful Sidney Poitier.

You can find Band of Angels on dvd (Amazon link) and… I’m equally happy to say… you can find it on Prime Video. While I, personally, love to build my dvd collection (especially when it’s films with my favorites  – which certainly includes these three stars), it is also great to watch films on Prime Video. In fact, many of my dvds are allowed to stay protected in their wrappers because I can watch them on Prime Video.

Yvonne DeCarlo and Clark Gable, Band of Angels

Yvonne De Carlo and Clark Gable


Filed Under: Clark Gable, Picture of the Day, Yvonne De Carlo Tagged With: Band of Angels, Clark Gable, Yvonne DeCarlo

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald, San Francisco (1936)

April 23, 2021 By Joi

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald, San Francisco

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald, San Francisco

It’s a special treat when two or more of your favorite stars are in the same film, isn’t it? It’s made all the sweeter when the film, itself, is good. I’ve had a few films that starred more than two of my favorites and still managed to flop.

I don’t talk about those films very often. I’d rather pretend they never happened!

San Francisco (1936) stars several of my personal favorites – Jeanette MacDonald, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Ted Healy (hilarious man!). Fortunately the movie is really good – very well written and directed.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that San Francisco (Amazon link) is on Prime Video – so many old movies aren’t available on Prime yet. Finding Jeanette MacDonald available on Prime Video, allowing new fans to discover her excited me to no end.

You can also buy the dvd on Amazon (San Francisco on dvd). I actually need this one for my Jeanette MacDonald collection, so I’m hopping on this one!

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald, San Francisco

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald

Filed Under: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald

Publicity Still for Mogambo: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly

October 29, 2019 By Joi

Publicity Still for Mogambo

It seems to me that Mogambo is one of those films you either love to distraction or hate with a passion. For me, it’s that latter, I’m afraid.  Which is ODD and downright WEIRD because Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly are three of my favorites. Love them like crazy.

And yet… I’d rather gargle live crickets than watch this film.

Due to my love of the three stars, I’ve given it several chances to win me over. I have watched it three times over the years, with the following thoughts:

  1. First Viewing: Ava is absolutely wonderful, Grace is boring in this role, and Clark is as miscast as miscasts get. Why did Grace sign on for this?
  2. Second Viewing: Ava is absolutely, positively wonderful, Grace is absolutely, positively boring in this role, and Clark is as absolutely, positively miscast as miscasts get. Why did Grace sign on for this?
  3.  Third Viewing: Ava. She’s the only good thing about this turkey of a movie. Why did Grace sign on for this?

And yet… I see so many people name it as a favorite movie?! I don’t get it, but that certainly doesn’t mean it can’t be “got.” The worst thing about it is that I collect ALL Ava Gardner films, as well as ALL Grace Kelly films which means I’m actually going to have to buy this thing one day. Horrors! I’ve already decided it’s going on the Ava Gardner collection shelf.

After all, she’s the only good thing about it. Why did Grace sign on for this?

Find Mogambo on Amazon, if you’re also a collector or one of those who happens to like it.

Filed Under: Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, Grace Kelly

Movie Review: To Please a Lady with Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable

May 17, 2018 By Joi

To Please A Lady (Official Trailer)

Some movies are tougher to write movie reviews for than others. Naturally, I could rave on and on about favorite movies such as Christmas in Connecticut, Top Hat, Lone Star, Autumn Leaves, etc…  I also find movies that I really, really dislike easy to review. In fact, I’ll let you in on a little secret – it’s kind of fun to write reviews for the “stinkers.” Maybe it’s my way of exacting revenge for my misery.

Movies that I’m lukewarm on are a little tougher. If something doesn’t really inspire you one way or another, it’s hard to find the inspiration to even talk about it, you know?

For me, the absolute WORST movie to review is the one that stars one (or two or more) of your absolute favorites…. and yet, as a movie, leaves you wanting. You’re left lukewarm and can’t for the life of you wonder where the heat is. When you watch old movies as faithfully and for as long as I have, this is inevitably something you run into fairly often.

The following are some movies that starred some of my favorites (in parentheses) but scarcely scored a 3 on a scale of 1-10 for me:

  • A Farewell to Arms (Helen Hayes)
  • Mogambo (Ava Gardner and Clark Gable) – HATE this movie with a cruel, unbridled passion!
  • The Naked Spur (James Stewart)

Those are a few that come to mind that failed to rock my world, in spite of starring actors and actresses that did. The one I’m reviewing today is extra hard because it stars my main girl Barbara Stanwyck AND one of my absolute favorite actors, Clark Gable. How can a movie possibly miss with these two?!?!

That’s what I thought when I first sat down to watch To Please a Lady. While I have a lot of favorite actors and actresses (Hollywood Yesterday’s About Page will attest to that) – there is no one I’d put above Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable on any list.

TCM – To Please a Lady Intro by Robert Osborne
I can actually remember the afternoon I sat down to watch To Please a Lady on TCM. I had my popcorn by my side, a cold glass of sweet tea, and a cat (Alexa) in my lap. She fully expected a lot from this movie, too (huge, huge, huge Clark Gable fan).

Now don’t get me wrong – To Please a Lady is not at all a bad movie and it’s far from being what I call a “stinker” (here’s mud in your eye, Mogambo), but it wasn’t anywhere near the earth-moving movie that  this Stanwyck and Gable fanatic… or even her cat… expected. Is it possible we over-expected? Very possibly.. which is why I re-watched it a few years later. When I watched it the second time… going in without any “my world is about to be rocked off its axis” expectations, I enjoyed it a lot more. Like a lot of oldies, you simply have to hang on and enjoy the fun of the ride.

To Please a Lady, starring Barbara Stanwyck

One of the things that caught me off guard was that neither of the stars’ characters were exactly lovable for the first half of the film. I had a pretty hard time figuring out who to pull for. Least favorite part of the movie? Gable’s character (Mike) smacks Stanwyck’s (Regina). I realize it was a different time then and that some things were perfectly acceptable THEN that make us cringe NOW, but I’ll be honest with you, a man smacking a woman will never NOT make me cringe so hard I can hear my mom saying, “Do you want your face to freeze like that?!” all the way from Heaven.

Had Regina returned the smack, I’d have accepted it – especially if she’d given worse than she got… but not only does she not belt him, she seems to find it irresistible. That seems to be the moment she falls for him. In spite of my pleas, “Smack him! Kick him! Run!,” she just stands there smitten.

Again, I realize the time the movie was made (1950), but still.

To Please a Lady

On to the positives!

While I’m not a huge racing fan, I have to admit that the cars and the racing were really cool. As I often say in my old Hollywood movie reviews, one of the funnest things about watching old movies is seeing the clothes, furnishings, buildings, and cars. They were all spectacular and were a lot of fun to see.

The chemistry between the two stars was pretty special. While I’d like to have seen a stronger movie and story-line for them, their chemistry was very strong and the two of them, somehow, actually make a pretty average script take flight.

I’ll also give To Please a Lady this – the ending was very nice (I love a good ending). It ironically had one of my favorite Barbara Stanwyck scenes (and one of my favorite movie scenes, period), as well – when she’s trying on shoes in her office. The expressions, movements… vintage Barbara Stanwyck. There really isn’t another actress quite like her,  you know. 

They broke the mold with this lady.

If you’ve never seen To Please a Lady, I hope you’ll catch it – especially if you’re a fan of its stars. Seeing two legends starring in a movie is a wonderful thing – even if the movie doesn’t shine quite as brightly as they do.

To Please a Lady, starring Clark Gable

Filed Under: Barbara Stanwyck, Clark Gable, Movie Reviews Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, Clark Gable, Old Movie Reviews, To Please a Lady

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