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Gossip Friday: Fellow Daredevil
From August 1950 (London, Ohio): Clark Gable, star of the MGM picture “To Please a Lady,” gives Joie Chitwood a wish of good luck just before Chitwood takes off on one of his daring stunts in the thrill show he now heads. This scene was made at a recent performance in California in which Mr. Gable was one of the spectators. The Chitwood show plays a very important part in Mr. Gable’s new movie built around the career of a combination race driver and stunt man very much like Joie’s own life as a daredevil. The World Champion Chitwood Daredevils will present their show at the Madison County Fair the…
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{Photos} To Please a Lady (1950)
Some photos from To Please a Lady, which was later re-released as “Red Hot Wheels” or “Indianapolis.” Filmed on location at the Indianapolis Speedway, there are some great on the set shots: And this, one of the most infamous on-set photos: Clark and Barbara were friends (and nothing more!), with great affection for each other and I think it’s apparent in their photos. Portraits: And some screenshots. 50 year old Clark isn’t looking too shabby!
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Nutshell Reviews: Key to the City (1950) and To Please a Lady (1950)
In a Nutshell: Key to the City (1950) Directed by: George Sidney Co-stars: Loretta Young, Frank Morgan Synopsis: Gable is Steve Fisk, the boorish mayor of Puget City, who meets Clarissa Standish (Young), the stuffy mayor of Winona, Maine at the annual mayors conference in San Francisco. They fall in love despite their differences but trouble arises as they try to make their relationship work outside the convention. Best Gable Quote: “I don’t start anything I can’t finish. If I tell you I love you, I mean it.” Not-So-Fun Fact: Young and her husband hosted the film’s wrap party at their home on September 18, 1949. It was during the…
