Key to the City (1950)

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George Sidney directs this pleasant romantic comedy concerning mayoral love. During a convention of mayors in San Francisco, Clarissa Standish (Loretta Young), the mayor of a small town in Maine, meets Steve Fisk (Clark Gable), the down-to-earth leader of a tiny northern California community. During… More George Sidney directs this pleasant romantic comedy concerning mayoral love. During a convention of mayors in San Francisco, Clarissa Standish (Loretta Young), the mayor of a small town in Maine, meets Steve Fisk (Clark Gable), the down-to-earth leader of a tiny northern California community. During the rowdy proceedings of the convention, the two find themselves pushed together frequently, with the typical result -- they fall in love. After the convention, the two head back to Steve's town, where crooked local politician Les Taggart (Raymond Burr) is squaring off against Fisk in a mayoral election. With the help of Clarissa, Steve gears up for his reelection bid. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: George Sidney II
Genres: Comedy, Romance

In Theaters: Feb 2, 1950 Wide
On DVD: Mar 23, 1994

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The laughs are hard to come by.

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Cast

            Clark Gable as Steve Fisk

            Loretta Young as Clarissa Standish

            Marilyn Maxwell as Sheila

            Frank Morgan as Fire Chief Duggan

            Raymond Burr as Les Taggart

            James Gleason as Sgt. Hogan

            Lewis Stone as Judge Silas Standish

            Raymond Walburn as Mayor Billy Butler

            Pamela Britton as Miss Unconscious

            Zamah Cunningham as Mrs. Butler

            Clinton Sundberg as Clerk

            Bert Freed as Emmy's Husband

            Emory Parnell as Council Chairman

            Clara Blandick as Liza

            Helen Brown as Woman

            Nana Bryant as Mrs. Cabot

            Bill Cartledge as Page Boy

            Edward Earle as Councilman

            Jack Elam as Councilman

            Frank Ferguson
            
            James Flavin as Cop

            Dorothy Ford as Miss Construction

            Byron Foulger as Custodian

            Richard Gaines as Speaker

            Alex Gerry
            
            Harry Harvey as Waiter

            Marvin Kaplan as Francis

            Marion Martin as Emmy

            Victor Sen Yung as Chinese MC

            Charles Smith as Bellboy

            Pierre Watkin as Mayor Cabot

            Dick Wessel as Washer

            Frank Wilcox as Councilman

            James Harrison
            
            Shirley Lew as Elevator Operator

            Roger Moore as Assistant Clerk
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