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To Please a Lady

19506.3 / 1091 min
Action, Romance

Overview

CLARK GABLE - BARBARA STANWYCK - HE'S MISTER SPEED! SHE'S MISS SPITFIRE!

Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.

Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Mike Brannan

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Regina Forbes

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Gregg

Will Geer

Will Geer

Jack Mackay

Roland Winters

Roland Winters

Dwight Barrington

William C. McGaw

William C. McGaw

Joie Chitwood

Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Regina's Secretary

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Mr. Wendall

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Press Agent

Helen Spring

Helen Spring

Janie

Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Mike's Pit Crew

J. Lewis Smith

J. Lewis Smith

Mike's Pit Crew

Ted Husing

Ted Husing

Himself

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Shoe Fitter (uncredited)

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

IMRA Promoter (uncredited)

Crew

Clarence Brown

Clarence Brown

Director

Barré Lyndon

Barré Lyndon

Story

Marge Decker

Marge Decker

Story

Barré Lyndon

Barré Lyndon

Screenplay

Marge Decker

Marge Decker

Screenplay

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hair Designer

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Ralph S. Hurst

Ralph S. Hurst

Assistant Set Decoration

Jack Bonar

Jack Bonar

Assistant Set Decoration

Clarence Brown

Clarence Brown

Producer

Bronislau Kaper

Bronislau Kaper

Original Music Composer

Harold Rosson

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Robert Kern

Robert Kern

Editor

James Basevi

James Basevi

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Helen Rose

Helen Rose

Costume Design

Charles E. Wallace

Charles E. Wallace

Sound