Best Movies With Clark Gable as Lead Actor
Here is our list of movies starring Clark Gable that we are sure you will enjoy.
Clark Gable Mini Bios
Born: February 1, 1901
Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller, raised William Clark Gable in Cadiz, Ohio. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. His mother died when he was seven months old, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania until he was two. He was taken back to Cadiz by his father. At 16, he quit high school, went to work in an Akron, Ohio, tire factory, and decided to become an actor after seeing the play “The Bird of Paradise”. Toured with stock companies, worked in oil fields, and sold ties.
Clark Gable Best Movies List
The Misfits
Year: 1961
Director: John Huston
A divorce falls on an over-the-hill cowboy struggling to maintain his romantic independence.
It Started in Naples
Year: 1960
Director: Melville Shavelson
A Philadelphia lawyer travels to Naples in Southern Italy to settle the estate of his late brother, only to discover that his maternal aunt, a cabaret singer, is caring for his Italian nephew.
But Not for Me
Year: 1959
Director: Walter Lang
Without a new play and money, a 55 y.o. Broadway producer quits. His 22-year-old secretary says he loves her. He decides to make that a scene in a new play and her to write it and play the role.
Run Silent Run Deep
Year: 1958
Director: Robert Wise
A U.S. sub commander who is obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship butts heads with his first officer and crew over the matter.
Teacher’s Pet
Year: 1958
Director: George Seaton
He poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who hates him.
The Best Movies Starring Clark Gable
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