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. Night flight is a true ensemble piece, boosting an impressive lineup of hollywood royalty. Aug 10, 2012 an allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly barrymore, john with a dash of lionel. When jules is lost after a dangerous mission, riviere has to tell his wife. Twa flight 3, a transcontinental flight out of new york, made a stop in indianapolis, at or about 3 a. 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. I would add another, which i remember because im 93 94 next month and a longtime movie buff carole lombard and clark gable. 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. During opening credits, the film title is done as sky writing by an airplane, and the plane is.
Mar 29, 2017 clark gable and carole lombard met while acting opposite each other in 1932s no man of her own. 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. 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. However, the stars dont have many scenes together, often they are acting on their own in scenes without other actors. Carole lombard and clark gable represented one of the greatest and most tragic love stories from the golden age of hollywood. Out of far west vastnesses eight thousand feet above the nevadacalifornia line, came a witnesss horrified sentence, blasting out the shocking news. Clark gable movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide. Clark gable western movies to watch free westerns theater. William clark gable was born on february 1, 1901 in cadiz, ohio, to adeline hershelman and william henry gable, an oilwell driller. 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. When she starred opposite him in 1932s no man of her own, their convincing onscreen chemistry was strictly professional. John barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, lionel barrymore, robert montgomery, myrna loy, even william gargan, are all here. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and more immortal ephemera. 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 film stars john barrymore, lionel barrymore, clark gable, helen hayes, robert montgomery and myrna loy. 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. With helen hayes, clark gable, lewis stone, louise closser hale. His movies that comparatively garnered lower ratings from. Night flight 1933 john barrymore and helen hayes in night flight 1933 night. An allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly. 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. The film stars john barrymore, lionel barrymore, clark gable, helen hayes. Read the night flight movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Its an allstar cast list to rival grand hotel or dinner. 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. Night flight 1933 manhattan melodrama 1934 men in white 1934 wife vs.
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. In night flight, john barrymore is the man tied to the desk and he. 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. 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. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and more. He is a pilot in danger through the whole movie, doesnt have much dialogue and doesnt interact with the other actors in.
Myrna loy featured cmf actress made the following 7 films with clark gable. The first imaginative visual occurs during the main titles, in which a biplane skywrites the tail of the letter t in flight. 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. Night flight also known as dark to dawn is a 1933 american precode aviation drama film produced by david o. Find out when and where you can watch clark gable movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at. Myrna loy gets two scenes, and is credited merely as pilots wife on imdb.
Henry gordon, leslie fenton, dorothy burgess, irving pichel. Crash that killed actress carole lombard, 21 others near. Night flight 1933 clarence brown cast and crew allmovie. Mgm was at one time said to have more stars than there are in heaven. 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. Clark gable and carole lombard met while acting opposite each other in 1932s no man of her own.
At the time, clark, then 31, was married to houston socialite maria langham. Not much for clark gable and the rest with the exception of robert montgomery. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable and. All of our photos are true photographs we sell contemporary photographic prints of images reproduced from vintage original photos or negatives. 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.
Clark gable full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Every tv show, movie, sport, or major event canceled. 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. Women swooned at his masculine screen presence and men, well gable was a mans man. Clark gable is rumoured to have hooked up with grace kelly 1953, anita page 1930 and louella parsons 1916 1918. An allstar cast may be advertised but night flight 1933 is mostly barrymore, john with a dash of lionel.
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. Regardless of the voracity of these tales, one thing was certain. 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. Night flight is also impressive for two components that one might not expect to stand out. They had a passionate and tragically brief marriage, but it was not love at first sight for carole lombard and clark gable. 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. Since so much of the story takes place in the air, with pilots clark gable and robert. 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. Night flight is a 1933 american precode aviation drama film produced by david o. Night flight 1933 directed by clarence brown genres adventure. In one of the most anticipated, lavishlyproduced movies ever made at the time, he starred as the conscientious mutineer fletcher christian in mgms. 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. Subscribe and get unlimited access to our online magazine archive.
During opening credits, the film title is done as sky writing by an airplane, and the. Gable had a successful movie career playing in award winning films such as it happened one night and gone with the wind. Clark gable celebrity profile check out the latest clark gable photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The day carole lombard died carole lombard, carole lombard. 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. Night flight 1933 men in white 1934 manhattan melodrama 1934 wife vs. Selznick and distributed by metrogoldwynmayer and directed by clarence brown. Inside the passionate, tragic marriage of clark gable and. Night flight 1933 with john and lionel barrymore, gable. Actor clark gable and his wife, carole lombard, were considered the brad pitt and angelina jolie of their time.
But after his death in 1960, clark gable was buried at forest lawn cemetery, in glendale, california, alongside the greatest love of his life. Gable cheated on lombard with his costar, lana turner. The following year proved to be even more momentous for gable. Gable dominated the hollywood box office for so many years they stopped counting. Night flight jules 1933 no man of her own jerry babe. Find movie and film cast and crew information for night flight 1933 clarence brown on allmovie. Night flight 1933 directed by clarence brown genres. 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. Clark gable never recovered from the tragic death of his.
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. The flying scenes are numerous and spectacularly done. Night flight 1933 clarence brown, john barrymore, helen. 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. 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. Jun 07, 2011 night flight is also impressive for two components that one might not expect to stand out. John barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, clarence brown, clarence brown, david o. The day carole lombard died carole lombard, carole.
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 is hardly the star of this one, as he does not appear until a good twenty minutes into the film. With john barrymore, helen hayes, clark gable, lionel barrymore. Helen hayes, myrna loy, robert montgomery, lionel and john barrymore. 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. Jan 19, 2014 actor clark gable and his wife, carole lombard, were considered the brad pitt and angelina jolie of their time. The christmas party clark gable 1931 possessed mark whitney 1931 hell divers steve nelson 1931. Clark gable had become the biggest male movie star in the world.
Sep 27, 20 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. Despite a slow start and not making full use of the cast, night flight is often quite effective. A young woman falls in love with a dashing officer, but becomes a nun when she believes him to be killed in battle. 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. Night flight 1933 clark gable in night flight 1933 night flight 1933 john. 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. Crash that killed actress carole lombard, 21 others near las. Clark gable, who, despite his misgivings, does his best to satisfy rivieres punishing schedule. Lombard, just 24, was in an unhappy marriage of her own, with actor william powell of the thin man fame.