No Man of Her Own (1932)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Writers:

Benjamin Glazer (story)
Edmund Goulding (story)

Release Date:

30 December 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Clark Gable plays a card cheat who has to go on the lam to avoid a pesky cop. He meets a lonely, but slightly wild...

Plot Keywords:

Cop | Cheat | On The Run | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Clark Gable	...	Jerry 'Babe' Stewart
Carole Lombard	...	Connie Randall
Dorothy Mackaill	...	Kay Everly
Grant Mitchell	...	Charlie Vane
George Barbier	...	Mr. Randall
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Mrs. Randall
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	'Dickie' Collins
Tommy Conlon	...	Willie Randall
Walter Walker	...	Mr. Morton
Paul Ellis	...	Vargas
Lillian Harmer	...	Mattie - the Librarian
Charley Grapewin	...	George - the Clerk

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first five minutes of the movie, Babe takes a taxi. We get a very clear view of the front hood of the cab, with the telephone number of the cab company. One hour into the movie, Babe calls his wife with his new office phone number. He looks at the dial of his new phone, and gives her the telephone number of the cab company.

Quotes:

Connie: You'd be lovely to have around, just to sprinkle the flowers with your personality.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Twice in a Lifetime: Moonshine Over Harlem (#2.16)" (2001)

Decent film with some good performances

Good little film. Clark Gable once again plays the likable scoundrel role he does so well. This time he is Babe Stewart, a card shark who meets a small town girl (Carole Lombard), marries her on the flip of a coin, then realizes he'll have to change his ways if he wants to keep her. The script is well written, avoiding the melodramatic speeches and sappy dialogue that could have so easily been thrown into this kind of film. It also helps that the actors were able to play the characters naturally without hamming it up. Emotion is so much more believable when it's realistic. The supporting cast gives good performance as well, adding a bit of flavor to the film. A good script, good cast, and interesting enough storyline make this one worth watching.