Gossip Friday: His Majesty is Haughty

From May 1954:

Clark Gable has given Flickerville something to talk about since his departure from the MGM lot. He’s reported as having snubbed old, old pals and a couple of West Coast scribes who really helped put him up there with The Big Ones. “The King” is very haughty these days and isn’t having any of the old rah, rah, rah comradeship huddles that used to be part of the Gable legend. Despite the boost in his career that “Mogambo” gave him, tailor-made vehicles for His Majesty aren’t in the offing…