His movies that comparatively garnered lower ratings from. Out of far west vastnesses eight thousand feet above the nevadacalifornia line, came a witnesss horrified sentence, blasting out the shocking news. Actor clark gable and his wife, carole lombard, were considered the brad pitt and angelina jolie of their time. The day carole lombard died carole lombard, carole. Carole lombard and clark gable represented one of the greatest and most tragic love stories from the golden age of hollywood. Night flight also known as dark to dawn is a 1933 american precode aviation drama film produced by david o. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and. Mgm was at one time said to have more stars than there are in heaven. Intro and outro to the 1933 film night flight with myrna loy, clark gable, john barrymore and helen hayes, as presented december 9, 2016 on turner classic movies by. Despite a slow start and not making full use of the cast, night flight is often quite effective.
The christmas party clark gable 1931 possessed mark whitney 1931 hell divers steve nelson 1931. Jan 12, 20 the studio certainly poured quite a few of them into its 1933 drama night flight, produced by david o selznick and directed by clarence brown, which features both john and lionel barrymore along with helen hayes, clark gable, robert montgomery and myrna loy. Find movie and film cast and crew information for night flight 1933 clarence brown on allmovie. The flying scenes are numerous and spectacularly done. Twa flight 3, a transcontinental flight out of new york, made a stop in indianapolis, at or about 3 a. All of our photos are true photographs we sell contemporary photographic prints of images reproduced from vintage original photos or negatives. Crash that killed actress carole lombard, 21 others near. Women swooned at his masculine screen presence and men, well gable was a mans man. Night flight is a true ensemble piece, boosting an impressive lineup of hollywood royalty. John barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, lionel barrymore, robert montgomery, myrna loy, even william gargan, are all here. Nov 05, 2019 gable had a successful movie career playing in award winning films such as it happened one night and gone with the wind. May 01, 2016 clark gable was in the middle of an ineffective period in silent films and was attaining more experience on the stage while seventeen year old carole lombard whose status would enhance the following year through max sennett was just starting to feel her way back into movie making after being involved in an automobile accident. Secretary 1936 too hot to handle 1937 parnell 1937 test pilot 1938 jean harlow featured cmf actress and gable were also cast together 6 times. The two barrymore brothers overact mercilessly and its a hoot to watch them john as the ruthless flight director and lionel as the craggy flight inspector.
Jan 19, 2014 actor clark gable and his wife, carole lombard, were considered the brad pitt and angelina jolie of their time. Dec 8, 2014 hollywood star carole lombards tragic death in 1942 january 16th 1942 i have seen flames around the plane and there seems to be nobody alive. Night flight 1933 directed by clarence brown genres adventure. Night flight 1933 clarence brown, john barrymore, helen. Night flight 1933 clark gable in night flight 1933 night flight 1933 john. With gable established as a star, mgm positioned him in the same manner as harlow for myrna loy, a previously lesser billed actor in night flight, moving loy to a costar role in men in white, a movie filmed in 1933, though delayed in release due to precode legion of decency cuts until 1934. The first imaginative visual occurs during the main titles, in which a biplane skywrites the tail of the letter t in flight. Night flight is also impressive for two components that one might not expect to stand out. Jan 01, 2017 intro and outro to the 1933 film night flight with myrna loy, clark gable, john barrymore and helen hayes, as presented december 9, 2016 on turner classic movies by dana delany. Clark gable had become the biggest male movie star in the world.
The drama of clark gables illfated crash builds to a mightily powerful crescendo, bolstered by strong performances by his director john barrymore and wife helen hayes. With helen hayes, clark gable, lewis stone, louise closser hale. Night flight 1933 men in white 1934 manhattan melodrama 1934 wife vs. Subscribe and get unlimited access to our online magazine archive. Gable dominated the hollywood box office for so many years they stopped counting. The day carole lombard died carole lombard, carole lombard. Dec 19, 2017 gable would appear in another 27 films and would go on to have famous affairs with joan crawford and grace kelly, among others and would remarry twice more, to sylvia ashley and kay williams. Clark gable movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide. Lombard was the highest paid actress at the time, with a knack for screwball comedy, and had starred in such movies as my man godfrey and mr. Mar 29, 2017 clark gable and carole lombard met while acting opposite each other in 1932s no man of her own. Crash that killed actress carole lombard, 21 others near las. The film stars john barrymore, lionel barrymore, clark gable, helen hayes, robert montgomery and myrna loy.
Jun 07, 2011 night flight is also impressive for two components that one might not expect to stand out. Clark gable celebrity profile check out the latest clark gable photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Born william clark gable on the 1st february 1901, in cadiz, ohio usa, he was a legendary actor, best known to the world for appearing in such films as gone with the wind 1939, it happened one night 1934, and mutiny on the bounty, among others, all of which increased his net worth. Gable cheated on lombard with his costar, lana turner. Helen hayes, myrna loy, robert montgomery, lionel and john barrymore. I would add another, which i remember because im 93 94 next month and a longtime movie buff carole lombard and clark gable. Night flight 1933 clarence brown cast and crew allmovie. Night flight 1933 manhattan melodrama 1934 men in white 1934 wife vs.
Night flight jules 1933 no man of her own jerry babe. John barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, clarence brown, clarence brown, david o. Clark gable is rumoured to have hooked up with grace kelly 1953, anita page 1930 and louella parsons 1916 1918. Clark gable was in the middle of an ineffective period in silent films and was attaining more experience on the stage while seventeen year old carole lombard whose status would enhance the following year through max sennett was just starting to feel her way back into movie making after being involved in an automobile accident. Intro and outro to the 1933 film night flight with myrna loy, clark gable, john barrymore and helen hayes, as presented december 9, 2016 on turner classic movies by dana delany.
Gable began his career as a stage actor and appeared as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926, and progressed to supporting roles with a few films for mgm in 1931. The son of an ohio oil driller and farmer, american actor clark gable had a relatively sedate youth until, at age 16, he was talked into traveling to akron with a friend to work at a tire factory. Find out when and where you can watch clark gable movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at. Clark gable is hardly the star of this one, as he does not appear until a good twenty minutes into the film. Clark gable never recovered from the tragic death of his wife. In the tradition of grand hotel 1932 and more closely on the heels of dinner at eight mgm gets a bit stingier with their allstar casting in clarence browns night flight yes, they have packed the cast.
When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle in pennsylvania, where he stayed until he was two. The film stars john barrymore, lionel barrymore, clark gable, helen hayes. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and more. A young woman falls in love with a dashing officer, but becomes a nun when she believes him to be killed in battle. To illustrate one extreme, clark gable spends the entire film in a cockpit, and has at most four lines of dialogue in the entire picture. Airline boss riviere john barrymore cracking the whip in buenos aires, some extended atmosphere and photography breaks, and flier fabian clark gable, scarcely seen making the trip, and his wife simone helen hayes, her first scene, checking his progress, in night flight, 1933. Every tv show, movie, sport, or major event canceled. Clark gable western movies to watch free westerns theater. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable. During opening credits, the film title is done as sky writing by an airplane, and the plane is. Carole lombard, the blond, screwball movie star whose marriage to clark gable three years earlier had been frontpage news, and 21 others perished when a twa prop plane crashed on the night of jan. Henry gordon, leslie fenton, dorothy burgess, irving pichel. Aug 10, 2012 an allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly barrymore, john with a dash of lionel.
Tale of the christ and employed the two as extras far removed from one another in their scenes, their work in this movie is in a sense very much a part of a team, a much larger team than just themselves, a mob. Night flight 1933 directed by clarence brown genres. However, the stars dont have many scenes together, often they are acting on their own in scenes without other actors. Inside the passionate, tragic marriage of clark gable and. But after his death in 1960, clark gable was buried at forest lawn cemetery, in glendale, california, alongside the greatest love of his life. The pairing of clark gable and myrna loy on the big screen seems to have had the effect of a magnet that invariably drew others to it. Not much for clark gable and the rest with the exception of robert montgomery. The movie has a semidocumentary style that is somewhat interesting, breathtaking scenery at one point, and lots of good actors, but clark gable spends all his time sitting in a plane with no dialogue or action. Clark gable never recovered from the tragic death of his. William clark gable was born on february 1, 1901 in cadiz, ohio, to adeline hershelman and william henry gable, an oilwell driller. In one of the most anticipated, lavishlyproduced movies ever made at the time, he starred as the conscientious mutineer fletcher christian in mgms. Clark gable full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
When jules is lost after a dangerous mission, riviere has to tell his wife. Selznick and distributed by metrogoldwynmayer and directed by clarence brown. Night flight 1933 john barrymore and helen hayes in night flight 1933 night. Born william clark gable on the 1st february 1901, in cadiz, ohio usa, he was a legendary actor, best known to the world for appearing in such films as gone with the wind 1939, it happened one night 1934, and mutiny on the. At the time, clark, then 31, was married to houston socialite maria langham. They had a passionate and tragically brief marriage, but it was not love at first sight for carole lombard and clark gable. In night flight, john barrymore is the man tied to the desk and he. During opening credits, the film title is done as sky writing by an airplane, and the. When she starred opposite him in 1932s no man of her own, their convincing onscreen chemistry was strictly professional.
Myrna loy gets two scenes, and is credited merely as pilots wife on imdb. The rampantly male clark gable, her husband, was having an affair with a hollywood movie star named lana turner, who was just starting her career. An allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly. With john barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, lionel barrymore. Myrna loy featured cmf actress made the following 7 films with clark gable. Not only were audiences drawn to theaters to see these two in action, but other actors seemed drawn to join the duet, thereby expanding and enhancing the team. Clark gable february 1, 1901 november 16, 1960 was an american film actor, often referred to as the king of hollywood or just simply as the king.
Its an allstar cast list to rival grand hotel or dinner. Since so much of the story takes place in the air, with pilots clark gable and robert. He is a pilot in danger through the whole movie, doesnt have much dialogue and doesnt interact with the other actors in. The following year proved to be even more momentous for gable. Read the night flight movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and more immortal ephemera. Regardless of the voracity of these tales, one thing was certain. Night flight is a 1933 american precode aviation drama film produced by david o. Lombard, just 24, was in an unhappy marriage of her own, with actor william powell of the thin man fame. Clark gable, who, despite his misgivings, does his best to satisfy rivieres punishing schedule. Gable had a successful movie career playing in award winning films such as it happened one night and gone with the wind.
List of william clark gable films includes best gable films that thrived both critically and commercially like it happened one night, mutiny on the bounty, san francisco, gone with the wind, red dust 1932, boom town 1940 and homecoming 1948. Clark gable and carole lombard met while acting opposite each other in 1932s no man of her own. The studio certainly poured quite a few of them into its 1933 drama night flight, produced by david o selznick and directed by clarence brown, which features both john and lionel barrymore along with helen hayes, clark gable, robert montgomery and myrna loy. An allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly barrymore, john with a dash of lionel.