Cain and Mabel (1936)

Directed by

Lloyd Bacon

Genre

musical film, boxing film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer and a dancer meet as they are both down on their luck. Their managers decide to fake a romance between them to get publicity, but real feelings start to grow.

lightheartedromanticupbeatfunenergeticplayfulold-fashionedcharming

What happens

Cain and Mabel is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and designed as a vehicle for Marion Davies in which she co-stars with Clark Gable. The story had been filmed before, in 1924, by William Randolph Hearst's production company, Cosmopolitan, as a silent called The Great White Way, starring Anita Stewart and Oscar Shaw. In this version, Robert Paige introduced the song "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs", with music by Harry Warren and words by Al Dubin, who also wrote "Coney Island", "Here Comes Chiquita", and other songs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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