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Clark Gable

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Sarah Churchwell celebrates various leading men of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s. First off is Clark Gable, whose 'virility was inescapable'.

Sarah Churchwell celebrates various leading men of the silver screen, from the 1930s and 1940s:

First off is Clark Gable and Gone with the Wind of course. And countless other films where this classic star could exercise his physical presence. And, according to the writer, his appeal lay as an 'object fought over by women'.

Is this his only talent?

Producer: Duncan Minshull

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Mon 17 Aug 2020 22:45

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