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James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen Garfield, Red Buttons, Melanie Mayron ... see more see more... , Carol McGinnis , S. John Launer , William Bryant , Joanne Linville , Noah Keen , Alice Backes , Morgan Brittany , Andy Albin , Alan Dexter , Ross Elliott , Betsy Jones-Moreland , Robert Karnes , John Lehne

The love affair between two of Hollywood's greatest stars of the 1930s and '40s is recounted in this biopic. Clark Gable (James Brolin), the tough but quick-witted leading man often called "the King o... read more read more...f Hollywood," meets tart-tongued comic actress Carole Lombard (Jill Clayburgh) at a party, and while the attraction between them isn't immediate (in fact they hate each other at first), as fate keeps bringing them together, they fall deeply in love. Gable is married at the time, and studio chief Louis B. Mayer (Allen Garfield) is afraid that his affair with Lombard will lead to a scandal that will destroy the career of his most valuable star, but Gable and Lombard weather the storm of negative publicity, and after Gable's wife grants him a divorce, he marries Lombard. However, their happy marriage is cut short by Lombard's tragic death as she was selling defense bonds during World War II. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Sidney J. Furie

Release Date: January 1, 1976

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DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004

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  • jjnxn
    April 4, 2007
    jjnxn
    a horrible affront to the memory of two great stars.
  • neffielee
    October 3, 2010
    neffielee
    Oh, I so wanted to like this movie about my favorite Hollywood couple. Brolin does a good impersonation of Gable, but lacks his charisma. Clayburgh was just so wrong for the role of Lombard, that I don't even know where to begin; so I won't. This was supposed to be a story abo... read moreut one of the greatest love affairs, and it fails to do it justice. The biggest disappointment lies in the storytelling itself. Something tells me that the Gable and Lombard story would be interesting enough without dramatizing it.
  • jam233
    November 8, 2009
    jam233
    Crass rubbish, Jill Clayburgh should be shot for doing such an injustice to such a wonderful star. James Brolin fares better and at least gives an effort portraying Gable. The historical accuracy is a joke, the period detail is phony. Pure tripe and should be avoided at all cost.

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