Clark Gable and Lana Turner Topline HONKY TONK
Honky Tonk (1941) was the first of four MGM films teaming Clark Gable with Lana Turner, half his age at the time. The others: Somewhere I'll Find You (1942), Homecoming…
Clark Gable’s Timeless Connection with Fans
Why did so many millions of fans flock to see Clark Gable in films? Gable himself voiced an opinion. "The reason they come to see me is because I know…
A Troubled Time For The Great Clark Gable
Clark Gable made a record twelve films in 1931. Over the next decade he was the biggest name in movies. Then he left Hollywood. For good, he said at the…
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in China Seas
Based on a slam bang adventure novel (that the Hays Office originally vetoed as fetid and objectionable source material for motion pictures based on the interracial love affair and the…
Clark Gable & Jean Harlow: Born to Co-Star
When they appeared together in M-G-M's classic star vehicle RED DUST (1931), the 31 year-old Cark Gable and the 21 year-old Jean Harlow had appeared together previously, once, in THE…
Gable and Garbo
Clark Gable was The King. Hollywood Royalty. The biggest star in the world. He once said, "The only reason people come to see me is that I know life is…
Clark Gable in San Francisco
One of Clark Gable's big films was San Francisco. His co-star was Jeanette MacDonald, and she was the one who delivered the property to M-G-M, which happened to be a…
Clark Gable Hits Hollywood
While making A Free Soul (1931) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Norma Shearer, Clark Gable took his friend Lionel Barrymore aside and exclaimed, "Damn! That dame doesn't wear any underwear in her…
Clark Gable & Jean Harlow in RED DUST
M-G-M co-starred Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932). Their chemistry was immediate and magic. The studio had struck lightning in a bottle focusing on robust romance with…
Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in THE SECRET SIX
THE SECRET SIX (1931) is a ruthless gangster saga featuring a powerhouse cast, some on the way up, one on the way down. Two stars on the way up in this…