Gossip Friday: Always the Business Man

From June 1940:

Clark Gable hasn’t enough to do–with his twenty-five costume changes in “Boom Town”–but has even gone in for technical advertising, as well! Gable was an oil field worker himself, way back when, so one day on the set he offered a few tips to the director and was promptly encouraged to give out more.

“Not for nothing,” said Gable.

“Okay, I’ll buy your lunch,” offered the director.

“Lunch and a bottle of beer,” said Gable, always the business man.