Gable and Lombard (1976)
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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 of Hollywood," meets tart-tongued comic actress Carole Lombard (Jill Clayburgh) at… More 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 of 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
- Directed By
- Sidney J. Furie
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1976 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Studios
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Cast
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James Brolin
as Clark Gable
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Jill Clayburgh
as Carole Lombard
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Allen Garfield
as Louis B. Mayer
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Red Buttons
as Ivan Cooper
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Melanie Mayron
as Dixie
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Carol McGinnis
as Noreen
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S. John Launer
as Judge
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William Bryant
as Colonel
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Joanne Linville
as Ria Gable
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Noah Keen
as A. Broderick
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Alice Backes
as Hedda Hopper
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Morgan Brittany
as Vivien Leigh
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Andy Albin
as Forest Ranger
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Alan Dexter
as Sheriff Ellis
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Ross Elliott
as Lombard's Director
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Betsy Jones-Moreland
as Party Guest
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Robert Karnes
as Gable's Director
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John Lehne
as Attorney Kramer
