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#botd #ClarkGable . . . . #nocontext #vintage #classicfilm #oldhollywood #blackandwhite #classichollywood #filmmaking #1930s #crime #gangster #rackets #prenoir . . . . Clark Gable. W.S. Van Dyke. MANHATTAN MELODRAMA. 1934.

In It Happened One Night (1934), Clark Gable removed his shirt on screen and revealed he wasn’t wearing a vest. At the time, vests were considered an essential part of a man’s wardrobe. Not wearing one simply wasn’t the done thing. But Gable did it anyway. And people noticed. Reportedly, sales dropped across America almost overnight. A small moment on screen, but proof of just how much influence a well dressed man can have. #1940s #menswear #1930s #clarkgable #menswear

The debonair "King of Hollywood," Clark Gable reigns as today's #SummerUnderTheStars tribute. One of Gable's later works, TEACHER'S PET ('58) marked the first time he worked with Mamie Van Doren and Doris Day. Day later revealed that she only accepted the role to work with Gable, who she had long admired having grown up watching his films. According to her autobiography, not only did she like him immediately as a costar – but she also "could actually feel the magnetic force of his personality." See it today as we celebrate his illustrious career.

Clark Gable didn’t just play Rhett Butler — he embodied him, long before the cameras ever rolled. Hollywood begged him to take the role, but Gable resisted, worried no man could live up to the legend Margaret Mitchell had created. Yet when he finally stepped onto the set, something shifted. His presence was effortless, commanding, almost dangerous — the kind of charm that didn’t ask for attention, it claimed it. And from the moment he delivered that first smirk, everyone knew the truth: Rhett Butler wasn’t a character anymore. He was Clark Gable. #VintageStars

Footage of Clark with Gary Cooper going out for lunch at Chasen’s in West Hollywood, 1948

Today is the death day of the King of Hollywood. Clark Gable, who left his signature in every movie he played and always stood out with his skills. And he said that "I'm no actor... I never have been. What you see on the screen is me." - Clark Gable With that, we can say with admiration how he enters the role, or rather, he lives it, when we watch any of his films. One of the roles that made him even more famous was the role of Rhett Butler. Which is the most famous movie line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" he said here. #oldhollywood #clarkgable #gonewiththewind #kingofhollywood #30s #40s #50s

Em 1939, durante as filmagens de ...E o Vento Levou, Clark Gable notou placas com os dizeres "Branco" e "Negro" nos banheiros do set. Isso significava que Hattie McDaniel e outros atores negros não tinham permissão para usar os mesmos banheiros que os atores brancos. Gable ficou muito chateado. Ele disse ao diretor que abandonaria o filme se as placas não fossem retiradas. Com medo de perdê-la, o estúdio removeu as placas. Clark Gable também demonstrou gentileza com Hattie McDaniel de outras maneiras. Ele sentou-se com ela, comeu com ela e a tratou com respeito, algo que muitos outros na época não fizeram. A amizade deles se destacou em um mundo repleto de regras injustas. Mais tarde, McDaniel fez história como a primeira pessoa negra a ganhar um Oscar, abrindo portas para muitos outros depois dela. A história de Clark Gable e Hattie McDaniel não é apenas sobre justiça, mas também sobre amizade e coragem em um mundo injusto.

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