No Man of Her Own (1932)

Directed by

Wesley Ruggles

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A smooth-talking card sharp and gambler meets and marries a librarian. Their relationship is tested by his shady past and her desire for an honest life.

wittycharmingromanticlight-heartedbreezyplayfulsentimental

What happens

No Man of Her Own is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together, several years before their own legendary marriage in real life. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles, and originated as an adaptation of No Bed of Her Own, a 1931 novel by Val Lewton, but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding, although it retained the title from Lewton's novel. It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name. Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929, the plot focuses on a card sharp and gambling cheat and the street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship. Prevalent themes throughout the story include crime, gambling, dishonesty, love, commitment and redemption. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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