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Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Writer:
Barry Sandler (writer)
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Release Date:
8 October 1976 (Finland) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
It was the wildest, wackiest love affair Hollywood ever knew. more
Plot Keywords:
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User Comments:
Surprisingly I enjoyed it! more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Brolin ... Clark Gable
Jill Clayburgh ... Carole Lombard
Allen Garfield ... Louis B. Mayer

Red Buttons ... Ivan Cooper
Joanne Linville ... Ria Gable
Melanie Mayron ... Dixie
Carol McGinnis ... Noreen
Noah Keen ... A. Broderick
Alan Dexter ... Sheriff Ellis (as Alan D. Dexter)
S. John Launer ... The Judge
William Bryant ... Colonel
Alice Backes ... Hedda Hopper
John Lehne ... Attorney Kramer
Robert Karnes ... Gable's director
Betsy Jones-Moreland ... Party guest
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Union Station - 800 N. Alameda Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Clark Gable was indeed sued in a paternity suit and he did wind up in the courtroom. However, 'Carole Lombard' did not come to Gable's defense. Gable was able to prove he was not in England where the conception was said to have taken place and the woman was sent to a year in jail for slandering his name. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Gable drives onto the Paramount lot to talk to Lombard about starring in "No Man Of Her Own" (released in 1932), a billboard outside her dressing room advertises "The Princess Comes Across" - a Lombard picture not produced until four years later. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) more

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User Comments

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly I enjoyed it!, 17 November 2000
10/10
Author: Donna Muratore (ddcarstensen) from CORONA, CALIFORNIA

Gable and Lombard ended up being a real treat for me to watch. I was skeptical about James Brolin playing Clark Gable but it wasn't long into the movie I got lost in Clark Gable and not in James Brolin. Jill Clayburg, I knew she could pull off being the sexy yet foul mouthed Carol Lombard. This movie is quite authentic with little embellishments here and there as I have read just about everything on this love struck couple. You will die laughing when you see what Carole Lombard had knitted for Clark Gable and her cute little comment when she sees it might be too big for him to fit into. I would though recommend not watching it on tv as it was edited so badly it took away from the story lines. If you can find it on video or happen to catch it in your cable guide, please try to catch it and I think if you really give it your undivided attention you will find the greatest love story of this century!

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