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Overview

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Director:
Clarence Brown
Writers:
Robert E. Sherwood (play)
Robert E. Sherwood (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 January 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
The Biggest Thrill They Ever Gave You! Norma and Clark together in the romance of a "ham" song-and-dance man and a "red-headed liar from Omaha." more
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User Comments:
well worth seeing because it's so ODD! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Norma Shearer ... Irene Fellara

Clark Gable ... Harry Van
Edward Arnold ... Achille Weber
Charles Coburn ... Dr. Hugo Waldersee
Joseph Schildkraut ... Capt. Kirvline
Burgess Meredith ... Quillary
Laura Hope Crews ... Madame Zuleika
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher ... 'Don' Navadel (as Skeets Gallagher)
Peter Willes ... Mr. Jimmy Cherry
Pat Paterson ... Mrs. Cherry
William Edmunds ... Dumptsy
Fritz Feld ... Pittatek
Virginia Grey ... Shirley Laughlin
Virginia Dale ... Francine Merle
Paula Stone ... Beulah Tremayne
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Greta Garbo was first offered the role of Irene Fellara. She turned it down. more
Quotes:
Harry Van: Somehow or other I couldn't help feeling touched, that of all the sordid hotels you've been in, that you should have remembered that one.
Irene Fellara: The age of chivalry still lives!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Abide with Me more

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11 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
well worth seeing because it's so ODD!, 15 July 2005
6/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is perhaps the weirdest Clark Gable film. First, it is an odd anti-war film that came out just BEFORE all the anti-fascist films of the early 40's and it's an amazing contrast to them. Second, it features Gable as a song and dance man!! Why they worked so hard to have him dance, I wouldn't know--the studio could have always rented the services of either Jimmy Cagney or George Raft or anyone of a number of other actors who already knew how to dance. Third, the over the top and bizarre role played by Norma Shearer--it's rather silly and reminiscent of Garbo. So, overall is it a good film? Well, it's decent but not great. Some may find it a little silly, but for those who love the Golden Age of Hollywood, this is a must-see.

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