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To Please a Lady

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
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6.2/10
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Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck in To Please a Lady (1950)
A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.
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A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.

  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • Barré Lyndon
    • Marge Decker
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Adolphe Menjou
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Marge Decker
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Adolphe Menjou
    • 24User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Mike Brannan
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Regina Forbes
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Gregg
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Jack Mackay
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Dwight Barrington
    William C. McGaw
    • Joie Chitwood
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Regina's Secretary
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Mr. Wendall
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Press Agent
    Helen Spring
    • Janie
    Bill Hickman
    Bill Hickman
    • Mike's Pit Crew
    J. Lewis Smith
    • Mike's Pit Crew
    • (as Lew Smith)
    Ted Husing
    Ted Husing
    • Ted Husing
    • (voice)
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Newspaper Editor
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Banks
    • Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Pit Crew Member
    • (uncredited)
    Morgan Brown
    Morgan Brown
    • Racing Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Greengrove Race Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Barré Lyndon
      • Marge Decker
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Being in Indianapolis was difficult for Clark Gable personally. The city had been the last stop on a war bond tour in 1942 for his second wife, actress Carole Lombard, before she was to fly back home to Los Angeles. Tragically, Lombard's plane never made it back. It crashed in Nevada killing everyone on board. Theirs had been a happy marriage, and it was a loss from which Gable never recovered. At the time of To Please a Lady (1950) Gable had finally remarried, this time to Douglas Fairbanks' widow, Sylvia Ashley. During filming he seemed happier and healthier than he had in years according to friends. Even so, Gable remembered his beloved late wife while in Indianapolis. He quietly made a point to visit the downtown locations where Lombard had made her final public appearances before meeting her untimely death.
    • Goofs
      Because footage shot during the actual 1950 Indy 500 was used, Mauri Rose can be seen exiting the pits driving past the pit for the real car #17, Joie Chitwood (Mauri Rose and Joie Chitwood's pits were next to each other during the 1950 500 race).
    • Quotes

      Mike Brannan: You figure on doing another column on me?

      Regina Forbes: You're only worth a couple of lines now.

      Mike Brannan: Well, don't write 'em! I've been risking my neck with this outfit.

      Regina Forbes: I hope they pay you well.

      Mike Brannan: A hundred bucks a show, and I've been saving every dime. I'm gonna drive with the big cars now, and what you wrote about me doesn't go with them. So I'm warning you. Lay off me in the future.

      Regina Forbes: [Amused] You're warning me?

      Mike Brannan: You better listen to what I'm saying, or I'll knock that smile off your face!

      Regina Forbes: [She laughs at him] Knock it off.

      [He slaps her]

      Regina Forbes: That's just about what I expect from you.

      Mike Brannan: The guys you run around with wouldn't do that, would they? Well, it's time somebody roughed you up a little! I can handle you, baby. You're just another dame to me!

      [He grabs her suddenly, kisses her, and leaves for his car. She looks after him with a subtle smile indicating she enjoyed it]

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
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      (uncredited)
      Credited usually to Daniel Decatur Emmett (as Dan Emmett)
      Whistled by several characters

    User reviews24

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    6/10

    Fun to see the vintage racing footage

    A decent film of its era, with a very formulaic story arc between the two main characters. I had only watched this because Barbara Stanwyck was starring in it. I had no idea that it was a racing movie. But as a racing fan, it was a lot of fun to see the vintage racing footage. Even though Clark Gable was mostly acting in front of a projection screen for the racing closeups, they spliced it all together very well. And even though auto racing is dangerous now, wow, they raced open top cars with no seat belts at all, no roll bar, no fire suit, pretty much nothing at all to protect a driver except a partial helmet and goggles. Also fun to see the pit stops with a lever for a jack, and hammers to remove and replace the main tire nuts. Apparently, a lot of footage from the 1950 Indianapolis 500 was used and it was something to see.
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    • Aug 15, 2015
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Red Hot Wheels
    • Filming locations
      • Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 4790 W. 16th Street, Speedway, Indiana, USA(1950 Indianapolis 500 race)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,853,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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