The Hucksters

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Comedy
7/17/1947
115

Gable's New Star is Deborah Kerr (rhymes with star)

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

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  • Geronimo1967

    Clark Gable ("Victor Norman") returns from WWII to rekindle his career in advertising. His cunning plan involves the glamorous war widow Deborah Kerr ("Kay"), nervous old ad agency boss "Mr. Kimberly" (Adoplhe Menjou), some considerable perspicacity and a whole load of soap. The latter element is provided by the wonderfully odious "Evan Llewellyn Evans" (Sydney Greenstreet,) the shrewd, but ghastly, owner of the most popular brand of beauty soap for whom Gable engages Kerr to star in an advertisement. Much to everyone's surprise, the entrepreneur rather likes the end product and "Norman" looks like his new, highly paid, career is set fair. Meantime, he has completely fallen for "Kay", but his methods of courtship lack, shall we say, finesse...

    July 7, 2022

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