The Hucksters (1947)
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- 1h 55min
- Comedy, Drama
- 27 Aug 1947 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Clark Gable | ... |
Victor Albee Norman
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Deborah Kerr | ... |
Kay Dorrance
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Sydney Greenstreet | ... |
Evan Llewellyn Evans
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Adolphe Menjou | ... |
Mr. Kimberly
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Ava Gardner | ... |
Jean Ogilvie
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Keenan Wynn | ... |
Buddy Hare
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Edward Arnold | ... |
Dave Lash
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Aubrey Mather | ... |
Mr. Glass
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Richard Gaines | ... |
Cooke
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Frank Albertson | ... |
Max Herman
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Douglas Fowley | ... |
Georgie Gaver
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Clinton Sundberg | ... |
Michael Michaelson
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Gloria Holden | ... |
Mrs. Kimberly
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Connie Gilchrist | ... |
Betty
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Kathryn Card | ... |
Regina Kennedy
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Lillian Bronson | ... |
Miss Hammer
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Vera Marshe | ... |
Gloria
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Ralph Bunker | ... |
Allison
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Virginia Dale | ... |
Kimberly Receptionist
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Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Blake
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Richard Abbott | ... |
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Charles Abraham | ... |
Arabian Rug Peddler (uncredited)
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John Albright | ... |
Assistant Photographer (uncredited)
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Sam Ash | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Vangie Beilby | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
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Nan Bennett | ... |
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
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Hoffis Better | ... |
Arabian Rug Peddler (uncredited)
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Frank Bingman | ... |
Radio Voice (uncredited)
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Henry Blair | ... |
Sonny (uncredited) (voice)
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Harriett Brest | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Betty Callender | ... |
Stewardess (uncredited)
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Harry Cheshire | ... |
Joe Lorrison (uncredited)
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Edwin Cooper | ... |
Harry Spooner (uncredited)
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John Daheim | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Bert Davidson | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Eugene Baxtor Day | ... |
Hal Dorrance (uncredited)
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Drew Demorest | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Phil Dunham | ... |
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
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Madge Erwin | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Nellie Farrell | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Almeda Fowler | ... |
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
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Dink Freeman | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Businessman (uncredited)
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John Hiestand | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Fred Howard | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Joseph Kearns | ... |
Radio Voice (uncredited)
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Eugene Lay | ... |
Hal Dorrance (uncredited)
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Frank Leigh | ... |
Man in Kimberly's Office (uncredited)
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Cathy Lewis | ... |
Wanda Jean (uncredited) (voice)
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Sydney Logan | ... |
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Eddie Marr | ... |
Pitch Man (uncredited)
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Vera Martin | ... |
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
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John McIntire | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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David McKim | ... |
Photographer's Assistant (uncredited)
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Sammy McKim | ... |
Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
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David Merritt | ... |
Arabian Rug Peddler (uncredited)
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Jerry Miley | ... |
Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Byron Morgan | ... |
Radio Soundman (uncredited)
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Anne Nagel | ... |
Teletype Operator (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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George O'Hanlon | ... |
Freddie Callahan (uncredited)
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Charles Peck | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Dianne Perrine | ... |
Ellen Dorrance (uncredited)
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Lillian Randolph | ... |
Violet (uncredited) (voice)
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Jean Ransome | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Jack Rice | ... |
Tie Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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Gordon Richards | ... |
Conrad (uncredited)
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Joe Sawaya | ... |
Arabian Rug Peddler (uncredited)
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Erin Selwyn | ... |
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
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Violet Seton | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Fred Sherman | ... |
First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Ransom M. Sherman | ... |
George Rockton (uncredited)
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Robert Skelton | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Agnes Steele | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Florence Stephens | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Cedric Stevens | ... |
Man in Kimberly's Office (uncredited)
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Tom Stevenson | ... |
Paul Evans (uncredited)
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Mary Stuart | ... |
Model in Elevator (uncredited)
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Joan Valerie | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Theodore von Eltz | ... |
Radio Voice (uncredited)
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Barrett Whitelaw | ... |
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
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Marie Windsor | ... |
Girl on Train (uncredited)
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Chief Yowlachie | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jack Conway |
Written by
Frederic Wakeman | ... | (novel) |
Luther Davis | ... | (screen play) |
Edward Chodorov | ... | (adaptation) and |
George Wells | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
Arthur Hornblow Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
Lennie Hayton |
Cinematography by
Harold Rosson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Frank Sullivan |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Urie McCleary |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Sidman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
John Waters | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jack D. Moore | ... | associate set decorator |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
John Driscoll | ... | technical adviser |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Italia 1 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United Kingdom) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Victor Norman is just out of the service and looking for a job in advertising. By playing hard to get, he figures that he can get a good job and a large salary. The first thing he has to do is get a war widow to endorse Beautee Soap - a client of the Kimberly Agency. He meets with Kay Dorrance and gets the endorsement and Mr. Evans, the head of Beautee Soap is temporarily happy. Victor's job is now to work with Mr. Evans, a man who is a strict and demanding client. Everything should be rosy, but Victor, a bachelor, finds himself more attracted to Kay, a widow, than young single Jean Ogilvie.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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Taglines | Love That Gable ! Love That Girl, Kerr (who rhymes with star) ! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $2,439,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | As the start of production neared, Ava Gardner got cold feet about co-starring with Clark Gable, whom she had idolized since childhood. Arthur Hornblow asked Gable to call her, and he told her: "I'm supposed to talk you into doing this thing. But I'm not going to. I hated it when they did that to me. But I hope you change your mind, kid, I think it would be fun to work together." The two remained friends for life. See more » |
Goofs | When Vic and Kay are lying on the beach at night, the background of the sea is a still shot; the waves stay fixed during the entire scene. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Inside the Dream Factory (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | Don't Tell Me See more » |
Quotes |
Tie Sales Clerk:
Anything? Victor Albee Norman: I want a very sincere necktie. Tie Sales Clerk: I beg your pardon? Victor Albee Norman: I want something that makes me seem sincere. You know, honest; genuine; upright; trustworthy. Tie Sales Clerk: Well... um, here's a handpainted one in four colors; at thirty-five dollars. Is that sincere enough? Victor Albee Norman: I think, my friend, any more sincerity would be downright foolhardy. See more » |