She greeted him at the airport upon his arrival home, causing the gossip columns to predict an engagement. Gable had rekindled his romance with Kathleen “Kay” Spreckels before he flew to Hong Kong to shoot this film. As a result, the script was rewritten to satisfy this and Hayward shot all of her scenes at the studio in Los Angeles. Producers contemplated recasting her, but Gable persuaded them to use a double for her in Hong Kong scenes. Her husband obtained a court order preventing her from taking the boys to Hong Kong for the shoot. Hayward was in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle over her 9 year old twin sons. He also restricted the scenes to just a few lines as the tremor would become more prominent the longer the scene went on. Gable had developed a noticeable tremor (some say due to stress, some blame excessive drinking, others claim he had undiagnosed Parkinson’s disease) that caused the director to cut most of his close-ups. Gable’s first freelance project after leaving MGM. I never thought I’d find out the hard way.” I was beginning to think there wasn’t anyone. “You know, all my life I’ve wanted to meet someone like you, someone I could believe in. People take advantage of you when you’re weak.
“I’m just making sure somebody doesn’t declare war on me. “Phone me Thursday at 9:00 with the answers or I’ll buy firecrackers for your funeral.”
“Maybe I’d better carry you up the stairs, huh?” “What’s the percentage in risking my neck for another man’s wife?” “My voice was never made to sing lullabies.” “Hey Billy, don’t be so bloodthirsty!” first line Finally reunited with her husband, Jane finds herself not as happy as she thought she would be.
There’s much adventure on the seas as Hank and crew set out to rescue him. They learn that Louis was taken prisoner by the Chinese government, allegedly for taking some taboo pictures. Hank agrees to help her even though he fell in love with her at first sight. Jane Hoyt (Hayward) arrives in Hong Kong hoping to find her photographer husband Louis (Barry) who has been missing for months. 1ġ0th Anniversary Celebration Movie of the Week, April 22, 2019Ĭlark is Hank Lee, an American living in Hong Kong who earns big money smuggling in goods from Communist China. Available on DVD as part of The Clark Gable Collection Vol.
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