Category: Clark Gable

‘Never Let Me Go’ From 1953: Escaping Cold War Communism

May 23, 2023
Clark GableEntertainmentFilm & TVGene TierneyNever Let Me GoOpinionTimeless Principles
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Commentary The Cold War is generally associated with the 1960s or the late 50s. However, some movies from years earlier prove that Americans began to suspect Russia’s interest in democracy and peace as soon as World War II ended. As the Allies tried to rebuild Europe after the damage the Nazis had done, they quickly…

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‘Key to the City’ From 1950: Gable Goes Back to San Francisco

February 21, 2023
Clark GableEntertainmentFilm & TVKey to the CityLoretta YoungOpinionTimeless Principles
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Commentary In 1936, Clark Gable made a very successful film called “San Francisco.” Starring alongside Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy, he played a tough nightclub owner on the Barbary Coast around the turn of the century. His character runs for public office to clean things up in the low rent district. Fourteen years later, he…

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Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘Run Silent Run Deep’

April 25, 2022
Arts & CultureBrightBurt LancasterClark GableFilm & TVRun Silent Run Deep
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Approved | 1h 33min | Action, Drama, War | 1958 Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster star in “Run Silent Run Deep.” (United Artists) Plenty of submarine movies involve the men onboard coming into conflict with one another. When you put a large crew into a cramped, congested space and away from home for months on…

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