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To Please a Lady

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Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)
A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
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A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
919
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
83,473
2,353
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon(story)
      • Marge Decker(story)
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Adolphe Menjou
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon(story)
      • Marge Decker(story)
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Adolphe Menjou
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews

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    Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)
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    Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)
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    Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, and Adolphe Menjou in To Please a Lady (1950)
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    Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Mike Brannan
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Regina Forbes
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Gregg
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Jack Mackay
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Dwight Barrington
    William C. McGaw
    • Joie Chitwood
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Regina's Secretary
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Mr. Wendall
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Press Agent
    Helen Spring
    • Janie
    Bill Hickman
    Bill Hickman
    • Mike's Pit Crew
    J. Lewis Smith
    • Mike's Pit Crew
    • (as Lew Smith)
    Ted Husing
    Ted Husing
    • Ted Husing
    • (voice)
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Newspaper Editor
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Banks
    • Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Pit Crew Member
    • (uncredited)
    Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    • Racing Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Hal K. Dawson
    • IMRA Promoter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon(story) (screenplay)
      • Marge Decker(story) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The finale of the film takes place at the Indianapolis 500. The actual 1950 running of the 500 was used for these scenes. The driver of the 17 car was the real Joie Chitwood, featured earlier in the film (played by William C. McGaw) as the owner of the Thrill Show where Brannan was working. See the Goofs section for continuity issues created by using actual race footage.
    • Goofs
      Because footage shot during the actual 1950 Indy 500 was used, Mauri Rose can be seen exiting the pits driving past the pit for the real car #17, Joie Chitwood (Mauri Rose and Joie Chitwood's pits were next to each other during the 1950 500 race).
    • Quotes

      Mike Brannan: You figure on doing another column on me?

      Regina Forbes: You're only worth a couple of lines now.

      Mike Brannan: Well, don't write 'em! I've been risking my neck with this outfit.

      Regina Forbes: I hope they pay you well.

      Mike Brannan: A hundred bucks a show, and I've been saving every dime. I'm gonna drive with the big cars now, and what you wrote about me doesn't go with them. So I'm warning you. Lay off me in the future.

      Regina Forbes: [Amused] You're warning me?

      Mike Brannan: You better listen to what I'm saying, or I'll knock that smile off your face!

      Regina Forbes: [She laughs at him] Knock it off.

      [He slaps her]

      Regina Forbes: That's just about what I expect from you.

      Mike Brannan: The guys you run around with wouldn't do that, would they? Well, it's time somebody roughed you up a little! I can handle you, baby. You're just another dame to me!

      [He grabs her suddenly, kisses her, and leaves for his car. She looks after him with a subtle smile indicating she enjoyed it]

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Polly-Wolly Doodle
      (uncredited)

      Credited usually to Daniel Decatur Emmett (as Dan Emmett)

      Whistled by several characters

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    10/10
    Suitable as light entertainment for Gable fans or a serious study by classic motorsport fans
    Dreary day in Auckland New Zealand, October 2005 and TCM has "To Please a Lady " on twice in the one day. Between mowing the lawns, I watch it twice. Sludge overkill? If it had been about a football star I wouldn't have watched it. The story line is as thin as Gable's moustache. But the automotive background, 55 years old, is priceless. Some of the "action" scenes are stagey, but you can tell that Gable does some of the close up, high speed driving - you don't get wind buffet on cheeks and arms from driving at 30mph! To see an Offy' motor being stripped, to see inside what looked like a genuine 1950 racing shop and to see Mauri Rose in the legendary Novi was incredible. Not for everyone, but for classic motor racing enthusiasts this movie is a hidden treasure. You get the feeling that Gable must have been a motor racing fan.
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    • editor-222
    • Oct 30, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Red Hot Wheels
    • Filming locations
      • Arlington Downs Racetrack - 2225 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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