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Gossip Friday: 1931–The Fans Have Spoken

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Two fan letters from 1931:

September:

Richard Dix is plenty good, but give Clark Gable a real chance. He’s simply wonderful and no going out of the way to say it either. He has the looks that could steal any poor girl’s heart

DeWuse John

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October:

I have just seen “A Free Soul,” and is that a picture! It may not be the most wholesome type of picture, but to my mind is one of the best produced in some time, the reason being the splendid, forceful portrayals of Lionel Barrmore and Clark Gable. Miss Shearer was fine, too, as she always is, but special tribute is due Mr. Barrymore and Mr. Gable. Why can’t we see Mr. Barrymore more often? He is an A-1 actor, extremely human and unaffected, capable of portraying very difficult roles, amd Mr. Gable bids fair to become a star if he continues as he has begun. Such acting as these two did in this picture can justly be termed–GREAT, and the production as a whole–SPLENDID.

Grace G. Worthing

307 Atlantic Avenue

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