Love on the Run (1936)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

John Lee Mahin (screenplay) &
Manuel Seff (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 November 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

In the company of reporter Michael Anthony, American heiress Sally Parker flees her planned wedding...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Heiress | Wedding | Reporter | Rivalry

Cast

Joan Crawford	...	Sally Parker
Clark Gable	...	Michael Anthony
Franchot Tone	...	Barnabus Pells
Reginald Owen	...	Baron Otto Spandermann
Mona Barrie	...	Baroness Hilda Spandermann
Ivan Lebedeff	...	Prince Igor
Charles Judels	...	Lieutenant of Police
William Demarest	...	Editor Lees Berger
Donald Meek	...	Fontainbleau Palace Caretaker

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #2673)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Many people are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Dewey Robinson (Italian Father), Bobs Watson (Italian Boy), Betty Jane Graham (Italian Girl), Agostino Borgato (French Comptroller), Alphonse Martell (French Spy), Frank Mayo (Traveling Man), Bobby Watson (Assistant Manager) and Richard Powell.

Quotes:

Michael 'Mike' Anthony: I wonder where we are. Get out those maps there, will ya.
Sally Parker: What color is it down there?
Michael 'Mike' Anthony: Pinkish brown.
Sally Parker: Pinkish brown... We're over Persia.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain

I'm no Clark Gable fan, but I liked this movie.

A rich socialite Sally Parker flees her wedding only to fly to France with an undercover newspaper reporter Mike Anthony. Mike knows that Sally hates reporters, so he keeps his vocation a secret. The two are pursued by police, a rival newspaper man, and a sinister Baron ad Baroness. In the midst of all this there's romance and comedy throughout the film.

I don't really like Clark Gable, but I must admit that he is a good actor, and I like this movie because it is a mix between romance, mystery, and comedy. If you ever run across this movie on Cable or in the store I would recommend watching it. Good movie.