Cain and Mabel (1936)

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1h 30min
Comedy, Musical
26 Sep 1936 (USA)
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A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Laird Doyle, H.C. Witwer

Stars:

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Still of Clark Gable (I), Marion Davies and Marie Stevens (I) in Cain and Mabel (1936)

Still of Virginia Dabney, Marion Davies, Beatrice Gray, Lorraine Marshall (I), Martha Merrill, Victoria Vinton, Miriam Marlin, Melba Marshall and Beatrice Hagen in Cain and Mabel (1936)

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Still of Clark Gable (I) in Cain and Mabel (1936)

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	Marion Davies	...	Mabel O'Dare
	Clark Gable	...	Larry Cain
	Allen Jenkins	...	Dodo
	Roscoe Karns	...	Reilly
	Walter Catlett	...	Jake Sherman
	Robert Paige	...	Ronny Cauldwell (as David Carlyle)
	Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Milo
	Ruth Donnelly	...	Aunt Mimi
	Pert Kelton	...	Toddy
	William Collier Sr.	...	Pop Walters
	Sammy White	...	Specialty - Coney Island Number
	E.E. Clive	...	Charles Fendwick
	Allen Pomeroy	...	Tom Reed
	Robert Middlemass	...	Cafe Proprietor
	Joseph Crehan	...	Reed's Manager
	Charles Teske	...	Dance Specialty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Bobbie Adams	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Josephine Allen	...	Old Lady (uncredited)
	Bill Archer	...	Page Boy (uncredited)
	William Arnold	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Herbert Ashley	...	Vegetarian Diner (uncredited)
	Earl Askam	...	Sampson (uncredited)
	William Bailey	...	Man in Audience (uncredited)
	Eleanor Bayley	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Curtis Benton	...	Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)
	George Beranger	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Jack Bergman	...	Smith Brother (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Georgie Billings	...	Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)
	Harry C. Bradley	...	Man in Library (uncredited)
	Victor Briedis	...	Archie - the Pianist (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	George Bruggeman	...	Caesar (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Mary Cassidy	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Dorothy Chamberlain	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Billy Coe	...	Timekeeper (uncredited)
	Vonnie Conrad	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Bobbe Cronin	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Joe Cunningham	...	Spinach Omelet Diner (uncredited)
	Virginia Dabney	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Lorraine Dagmar	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Dick Dennis	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Don Downen	...	Second Bellboy (uncredited)
	Ralph Dunn	...	Diner Behind Reilly (uncredited)
	Robert Eberhardt	...	Popeye (uncredited)
	Jerry Fletcher	...	Bellboy with Water Pitcher (uncredited)
	Dick French	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Sue Gomes	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Muriel Gordon	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Peter Gowland	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Beatrice Gray	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Beatrice Hagen	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Harry Harvey	...	Gus - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Wilma Holly	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Alexander Ikonnikov	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Delos Jewkes	...	Smith Brother (uncredited)
	Crystal Keate	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Gwen Kenyon	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Milton Kibbee	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
	Joe King	...	Colonel Johnson - Madison Square Garden Manager (uncredited)
	Laura Knight	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Lillian Lawrence	...	Woman in Library (uncredited)
	John Lince	...	Old Man (uncredited)
	Lois Lindsay	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Helen Lynn	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Miriam Marlin	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Rosalind Marquis	...	Delilah (uncredited)
	John Marsden	...	Manager (uncredited)
	Lorraine Marshall	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Melba Marshall	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Leona McGenty	...	Fat Waitress (uncredited)
	Tom McGuire	...	Bystander in Gym (uncredited)
	Martha Merrill	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Sidney Miller	...	Call Boy (uncredited)
	Bert Moorhouse	...	First Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
	Iris Myers	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	George Nardelli	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Hal Neiman	...	Napoleon (uncredited)
	Spec O'Donnell	...	Autograph Hound (uncredited)
	Ted O'Shea	...	Sailor on Carousel (uncredited)
	George Ovey	...	Stage Doorman (uncredited)
	Paul Panzer	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Bob Perry	...	Boxing Referee (uncredited)
	Lee Phelps	...	Ring Announcer (uncredited)
	Marie Prevost	...	Sherman's Receptionist (uncredited)
	Catherine Price	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Sheila Rae	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Addison Richards	...	Trailer narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	George Riley	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Paul Russell	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Cliff Saum	...	Wax Museum Barker (uncredited)
	Sam Savitsky	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Peter Seal	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Scott Seaton	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Jean Sennett	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Claire Sinclair	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Marie Stevens	...	Miss Summers (uncredited)
	Brick Sullivan	...	Backstage Policeman (uncredited)
	Charles Sullivan	...	Knockdown Timekeeper (uncredited)
	Perc Teeple	...	Peace Conference Delegate (uncredited)
	Rose Terrell	...	Cinderella (uncredited)
	Arthur Thalasso	...	Nero (uncredited)
	Ted Thompson	...	Second Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
	Tommy Thompson	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Doris Toddings	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Earl Tree	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Victoria Vinton	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Marie Wells	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Pat West	...	Trainer in Gym (uncredited)
	Leo White	...	Man with Cane at Deauville (uncredited)
	Al Williams	...	Call Boy (uncredited)
	Jane Wyman	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lloyd Bacon

Written by

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Laird Doyle	...	(screen play)

H.C. Witwer	...	(story)

Produced by

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Hal B. Wallis	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Heinz Roemheld

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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George Barnes

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(photography)

Editing by

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William Holmes

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film editor

Art Direction by

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Robert M. Haas

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(as Robert Haas)

Costume Design by

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Orry-Kelly

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(gowns)

Production Management

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Samuel Bischoff

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production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Maybery

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assistant director (uncredited)

Stunts

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Harvey Parry	...	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy	...	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein	...	musical director
Ray Heindorf	...	orchestral arrangements
Bernhard Kaun	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Bobby Connolly	...	production numbers staged by
Earl Baldwin	...	screenplay constructor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Cosmopolitan Productions
Warner Bros. (present) (A Cosmopolitan Production)

Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
Vitagraph Limited (1936) (Canada) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. First National Films (1936) (Austria) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. First National Films (1937) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers First National Films (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers First National Films (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Joseff-Hollywood (costume jeweler)
Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	The managers of heavyweight champion Larry Cain and Broadway musical star Mabel O'Dare scheme up a romance to give the celebrities more glamour. But the two don't hit it off, having started on the wrong foot. Written by Diana Hamilton Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	screwball-comedy song singer singing slang See All (87) »
Taglines	Warner Brothers' Biggest Musical Extravaganza in Three Years! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Mystery Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A (recommended rating) United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (video) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Caïn et Mabel (France) Kain und Mabel (Germany) Το σκάνδαλο μιας νύχτας (Greece) Το σκάνδαλον μίας νυκτός (Greece) Cain en Mabel (Belgium, Flemish title) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Stage 7, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The carousel used in the Coney Island sequence was built for the film at a cost of $35,000 ($742,000 in 2022). Marion Davies kept it for her Santa Monica (CA) home after filming wrapped. See more »
Goofs	During the gargantuan MGM-style "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs" production number, a stage hand can be seen walking behind a white horse and carriage. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936). See more »
Soundtracks	Coney Island See more »
Quotes	Larry Cain: [to Mabel, insulting her performance] The man sitting next to me said, "I wonder what's she's doing on the stage all alone. She must have thrown her jockey!" See more »

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