In the hucksters, jack conways gloriously nasty 1947 adaptation of frederic wakemans adworld expose, clark gable stars as a man without a past. The hucksters clark gable deborah kerr friday 2 blogs. His costars include the top leading ladies at mgm and other studios such as myrna loy, jean harlow, joan crawford and lana turner. Shop the hucksters 1947 region 2 pal import, plays in english without subtitles.
Clark gable is starring, alongside deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou, ava gardner and keenan wynn. Translations ava gardner black narcissus clark gable david farrar hollywood if winter comes interviews kathleen byron. A stage actress in her late teens, kerr graduated from a small role in major barbara that led to three skillfully varied roles in the life and death of colonel blimp and an authoritative nun in black narcissus. Ava was nervous about working with clark gable in the hucksters. Deborah kerr candid at home original vintage 1942 dbw key book portrait photo. The hucksters directed by jack conway available on vhs. The script is good and with a cast that includes deborak kerr, ava gardner, sydney greenstreet and adolphe menjou, clark is surrounded by talent. By the time he finishes the hucksters, clark gable will be the mostkissed man in hollywood. He gave her assurance and encouragement and they remained friends all their lives. Ships from and sold by autumn heart books and media. The hucksters 1947, a film by jack conway theiapolis. Clark gable, newly discharged from the service, returns to his old haunts as an advertising man and finds himself involved with two women deborah kerr and ava gardner, a tyrannical client, and an obnoxious, not too talented radio comedian.
The hucksters, however, was acclaimed by critics and was a boxoffice smash, returning gable to prewar superstar status and aiding the budding careers of both kerr and ava gardner. Available on dvd through the warner brothers archive collection. Deborah jane kerrtrimmer in helensburgh, scotland, 30 september 1921. With clark gable, deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou. She was the only daughter of kathleen rose nee smale and capt. Gable plays vic norman, a radio advertising executive just. Deborah kerrs first american film, costarring clark gable and ava gardner september 30, 2014 by emanuellevy jack conways screen version of frederick wakemans novel the hucksters was mgms effort to make a timely film about the increasing importance of the advertising industrymadison avenue. Married 1 anthony charles bartley, 1945 divorced 1959, daughters. Deborah kerr, yul brynner, rita moreno, walter lang.
Clark gable and co star in a scene from motion pictures the hucksters photo measures 7. Jack conways screen version of frederick wakemans novel the hucksters was. The hucksters 1947 generique cinema video dailymotion. For all the glossy emphasis on gable and his leading ladies, the hucksters is much better at.
As the book had been the bestselling novel of all time, gable also felt that no screen. She was invited to hollywood in 1946 to play in the hucksters opposite clark gable. Myrna loy and jean harlow with clark gable in wife vs. The hucksters, starring gable and kerr, opens at capitol slave girl, takeoff on film adventures, has twin debut. Ava gardner 192290 ava was a knockout, possibly the sexiest woman ever to grace a movie screen. Background deborah jane kerrtrimmer was born on september 30, 1921 in glasgow. The hucksters is a 1947 metrogoldwynmayer film directed by jack conway starring clark gable and deborah kerr, her debut in an american film. But to win the account of an unscrupulous business executive, he. He finally agreed to star in the film after screenwriter luther davis extensive laundering job. Later the same day, he kissed deborah kerr, ava gardner and fiveyearold diane perrine. Deborah kerr, in her american film debut, the stepdaughter of an american war hero. Heres more parlor talka good picture, quick and to the satirical point with clark gable as an attractive huckster and deborah kerr as the lady so remote from his fast and fascinating ways. When victor albee norman gable returns from world war ii, he takes a job with an advertising agency.
Advertizing man clark gable has returned from war to reconquer madison avenue, with the help of patrician, downonherluck english widow deborah kerr. Photoplay magazine, september 1947 nearly everyone read the hucksters and everyone had something to say about it. Dillon became his manager and also his wife, even though she was 17 years his senior. With clark gable, grace kelly, ava gardner, donald sinden. Ava gardner clark gable deborah kerr vintage the hucksters mgm portrait photo. The hucksters has a lot going for it, but it could have been a stronger movie overall. This was kerrs first american film, so its too bad she didnt really have very much to do in it. Clark gable and ava gardner in the hucksters 1947 clark gable and keenan wynn in the. The hucksters 1947 region 2 pal import, plays in english. Clark gable zoomed back to the preeminent place he long held in hollywood with this smash performance of vic norman, the attractive huckster. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Meanwhile, pascal had sold her contract to mgm and kerr found herself in a postwar drama, the hucksters 1947, opposite clark gable and ava gardner. The king, clark gable, returns to form here, and hes ably supported by deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou, ava gardner, keenan wynn, and edward arnold.
Deborah kerr clark gable comic books comics cover drawing cartoons comic comic book graphic novels the hucksters 1947 classic movie posters, movie poster art, classic movies, ava gardner, deborah kerr, clark gable, movie photo, vintage hollywood, hollywood cinema. Clark gable, newly discharged from the service, returns to his old haunts as an advertising man and finds himself involved with two women deborah kerr and ava gardner, a tyrannical client, and an. Clark gable plays an advertising agent a huckster who is basically a decent man, but who finds himself increasingly compromising his principles in order to satisfy a despotic soap magnate played by sydney greenstreet, who obviously relishes in playing such a despicable, larger than life character. When he was first offered the film version of the bestselling frederick wakeman novel the hucksters, clark gable turned it down, characterizing the book as filthy and not entertainment. Oct 18, 2007 meanwhile, pascal had sold her contract to mgm and kerr found herself in a postwar drama, the hucksters 1947, opposite clark gable and ava gardner.
The hucksters directed by jack conway available on vhs, dvd. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. See more ideas about deborah kerr, classic movies and classic hollywood. A world war ii veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity. A world war ii veteran wants to return to advertising on. Clark gable, deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe manjou, ava gardner, kennan wyn, edward arnold, jack. Oct 18, 2007 deborah kerr was born in helensburgh, scotland and dabbled in acting during her teens, including radio work for bbc bristol and amateur theatricals. Eastern the hucksters clark gable, deborah kerr, ava gardner, sydney greenstreet, keenan wynn. Also, this was clark gables second film after his return from serving in world war ii, with the first one adventure 1945 being a cumbersome comedy that was a bomb. Five years later they costarred in lone star and again in mogambo a year later.
Clark gable, deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou, ava gardner, keenan wynn, edward arnold. Clark gable plays victor vic albee norman, a radio advertising. Spectacular entrance of soap tycoon evan llewellyn evans sydney greenstreet with a tirade for ad men kimberly adolphe menjou, cooke richard gaines and norman clark gable in the hucksters, 1947. Although the hucksters softens the frederick wakeman novel that is its source, its still a fairly cynical look at the dogeatdog world of advertising, especially for the time in which it was created. Theres deborah kerr, for instance, as a beautiful, english. Voted on by you gable fansthe hucksters is the movie of the month for february and the winner of the hucksters on dvd is debbie moore, who voted via facebook the hucksters is my personal favorite of clarks films after he returned from the war. Deborah kerr september 30, 1921 october 17, 2007, british. Clark gable, deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou.
Academy award winner clark gable stars with deborah kerr and ava gardner in this story of a war hero who comes close to losing his integrity for success as one of the hucksters. Clarks second picture after returning to the screen, the hucksters is categorized as a drama but really it is a bit of a satire, poking fun at the advertising industry. Though toned down from the novel, which was based on a magazine article about. The hucksters 1947 region 2 pal import, plays in english without subtitles. The hucksters is a refreshingly adult drama with themes that resonate even today. The hucksters by jack conway edward arnold, clark gable. Troubled ad man kim kimberley adolphe menjou is in his cups as nightclub singer jean ava gardner visits with mrs.
The hucksters is a dramacomedyromance film directed by jack conway, and written by luther davis screenplay and edward chodorov adaptation, released in the usa on august 27 of 1947. Clark gable was very good in it and deborah kerr wasnt bad, either. Deborah kerr, flora robson, jenny laird, judith furse. The hucksters is a slick but powerful, and at times darkly funny, indictment of. Gable in the hucksters and the shooting of if winter comes. Of course, the novel and the movie snagged us both ways. Clark gable, deborah kerr, sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou, ava gardner, keenan wynn, edward arnold, aubrey mather, richard gaines, frank albertson, douglas fowley, clinton sundberg, gloria holden, connie gilchrist, kathryn card, jimmy conlin.
He takes with him the lovely english deborah kerr, who made her american film debut in this film from 1947. British actress deborah kerr and american actor clark gable in the hucksters, based on frederick wakemans novel. Arthur charles kerrtrimmer, a world war i veteran who lost a leg at the battle of the somme and later became a naval architect and civil engineer. Hickssmale drama school run by aunt phyllis smale, bristol, 1936. The softening does do some damage, especially at the end. Actually i read this a few years ago but just last night watched the clark gable, deborah kerr, ava garner movie. His first scene called for him to kiss connie gilchrist, who plays a telephone operator.
Deborah kerr film grosses 1947 1969 box office madness. On a kenyan safari, white hunter victor marswell has a love triangle with seductive american socialite eloise kelly and anthropologist donald nordleys cheating wife linda. Attended northumberland house boarding school, bristol, until 1936. All the facts of the film stick closely to the facts of the novel in most instances. He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in a wide variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. The supporting cast includes sydney greenstreet, adolphe menjou, ava gardner, keenan wynn, and edward arnold. Clark gable deborah kerr the hucksters vintage photo ebay.
The film is based on the novel written by frederic wakeman, sr. Frederic wakeman novel, luther davis screenplay 2 more credits. Deborah kerr was born in helensburgh, scotland and dabbled in acting during her teens, including radio work for bbc bristol and amateur theatricals. For the movie, clark gable required that shedeborah kerr, of coursebe a war widow, thus simplifying the story and the ending.