Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25992 in VHS
• Released on: 1995-09-12
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 81 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Classic not to be missed!
This video already has two major league stars to draw attention - the handsome Clark Gable and the gorgeous Carole Lombard, who shared a true life fairy tale romance. The plot of the movie is quite well put together. Clark Gable plays a ruthless gambler, Babe Stewart, who leaves New York and goes to small town Glendale to get away from some financial problems where he meets Connie Randall, played by Carole Lombard, who is the cynical town librarian. Gable is instantly attracted, but not in love, he marries her on the flip of a coin and sees her as prosperous to his social activities. Connie is deeply in love, and does not realise that her husband is only stringing her along. She does not know his true profession and when she does find out, she ruins his chances for big money. Gable's character finally realises at the end that he does love Connie and he is prepared to change his ways for her, such as hand himself over to the ever watchful authorities. Connie goes back to Glendale, she believes her husband is in South America, she does not know he is trying to change his ways for her.... I highly recommend this romantic comedy to all classic movie lovers. The characters were played superbly by Gable and Lombard, whose chemistry highlighted this movie. They were supported by an excellent all star cast.

GABLE AND LOMBARD.
Strangely, this little flick is the only one in which both Gable and Lombard appeared in together. Clark Gable was such a blazing new star in 1932 that acquiring him for NO MAN OF HER OWN was considered a major coup. It came about when MGM wanted Fredric March to star with Norma Shearer in SMILIN' THROUGH and in exchange was negotiated. Gable's potent magnetism had a responsive foil in Carole Lombard, he as a crooked gambler on the run from detectives, she as a wise, big city gal, hiding out as a small town librarian who falls for his advances and marries him..........When Gable returns to New York for more "easy money", he eventually surrenders to the law because a jealous confederate (Dorothy Mackaill) threatens to expose him. The routine plot caught fire from the Lombard-Gable spark, which also ignited a long (albeit intermittent) off-screen love affair which eventually led to marriage seven years later. Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1908; she was originally a chubby Mack Sennett bathing beauty in silents. Gable was born William Clark Gable in Cadiz, Ohio on February 1, 1901; he got his start in show business doing theatre work in Portland, Oregon, much to the dismay of his stern German dad, who was never terribly impressed with his son's success in the movies; he thought acting was an inept way for a man to make a living.

If you like "It Happened One Night" you'll love this movie
I first came across this film at a local video store that carries hundreds of old classic films that you can't find anywhere else. Because of the great characters and great acting, it is one of my favorites. The plot is so unique. I love how Babe wants to become an "honest man" but doesn't want Connie to know. And even more so that when Connie finds out he had been in jail for 90 days, she doesn't tell Babe that she knows. She just lets him tell his stories and loves him even more than she did before. What a fun love story!