Movie Reviwed: Cain and Mabel (1936), starring Marion Davies and Clark Gable
The main event
This movie is the brainchild of William Randolph Hearst to boost the film career of his mistress Marion Davies, and he persuaded Jack Warner to hire the services of Clark Gable from MGM studios. Davies starts as a waitress and turn herself into a star of a musical, and Gable stars as the heavyweight boxing champion. When they meet, the relationship is a little sour and even hostile but as the movie progresses, they fall in love. The romance is engineered by newspaper man Roscoe Karns to create a public image for both Davies and Gable. At the end they realize that they truly love each other and get rid of associated publicity to become private couples.
Gable offers his usual performance and Marion Davies is magnificent. The musical numbers are by Al Dubin and Harry Warren and it was staged by Bobby Connolly. In spite of collective effort, the movie was not a success. But it has many likable songs that include Coney Island, and Here comes Chiquita.
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