No Man Of Her Own (1932)
I know it’s always a lot of fun to watch a movie that brought two movie stars together in offscreen romance, but before you rent No Man of Her Own, you should know it didn’t start a fire between Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. He thought she was too demanding, and she thought he was a ham. Plus, they were both married to other people! So the sparks you see in the movie are all pretend.
Clark plays yet another slick conman, but Carole is terribly miscast as a small-town librarian. With her platinum hair and heavy makeup, it’s not believable that she’s a good girl with morals and a dream of settling down. Clark pursues her, and she manages to say “no” to him for an entire day, before they base their future on a coin toss. With one random flip, they run away together and get married. There’s no other mention of her family, her town, friends, or the life she left behind. How can she be so stupid, to run away with a man she’s known less than twenty-four hours?
That’s not the only flaw in this movie, so if you’re in the mood to see Clark’s wicked ways tamed by a blonde, you’re better off trying the same year’s Hold Your Man. There’s plenty of steam in this forgotten classic, though, with shower scenes, morning-after pajamas, and Carole prancing around in her bra. They had to sell tickets somehow!
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Clark plays yet another slick conman, but Carole is terribly miscast as a small-town librarian. With her platinum hair and heavy makeup, it’s not believable that she’s a good girl with morals and a dream of settling down. Clark pursues her, and she manages to say “no” to him for an entire day, before they base their future on a coin toss. With one random flip, they run away together and get married. There’s no other mention of her family, her town, friends, or the life she left behind. How can she be so stupid, to run away with a man she’s known less than twenty-four hours?
That’s not the only flaw in this movie, so if you’re in the mood to see Clark’s wicked ways tamed by a blonde, you’re better off trying the same year’s Hold Your Man. There’s plenty of steam in this forgotten classic, though, with shower scenes, morning-after pajamas, and Carole prancing around in her bra. They had to sell tickets somehow!
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Clark Gable movies here!
More Carole Lombard movies here!