Gossip Friday: No Castles

From August 1936 (Jimmy Fidler):

I laughed myself ill over Clark Gable’s attempts to rent a modest five-room bungalow. After his separation from Mrs. Rhea Gable, Clark headquartered at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, much to the delight of autograph hunters who greeted his every appearance in so central a spot. For weeks he sought a small house with sufficient grounds to accommodate his dogs, but real estate agents had other ideas; they insisted on leading Clark to country estates and town castles. So one morning he said, “T’hell with hit” and turned the house-hunting job over to a friend who proved successful.