Gable Pursues A Story And Constance Bennett
Newspaper editor Clark Gable fires society editor Constance Bennett, then pursues her for romantic interests and her entry into society to investigate and solve a murder.
It's clearly an attempt to cash in on Gable's turn in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT; Miss Bennett had been slated to play what became Claudette Colbert's role. The script alas, isn't what it might have been; MGM's rather diffuse production methods lacked the focus that Capra could bring to a movie at Columbia. Director Robert Z. Leonard compensates by giving Gable his head and offers a couple of small roles played to perfection by Billie Burke and Henry Armetta. The result is fun, if no classic.
It's clearly an attempt to cash in on Gable's turn in IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT; Miss Bennett had been slated to play what became Claudette Colbert's role. The script alas, isn't what it might have been; MGM's rather diffuse production methods lacked the focus that Capra could bring to a movie at Columbia. Director Robert Z. Leonard compensates by giving Gable his head and offers a couple of small roles played to perfection by Billie Burke and Henry Armetta. The result is fun, if no classic.
- boblipton
- Aug 22, 2022