Saratoga (1937)

Directed by

Jack Conway

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy, melodrama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bookie gets involved with the daughter of a rival horse racing family. They bicker and flirt against the backdrop of a prestigious race track.

breezylightheartednostalgicfunnyquick-wittedcharmingsunnyromantic

What happens

Saratoga is a 1937 American romantic comedy film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow and directed by Jack Conway. The screenplay was written by Anita Loos. Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon, and Una Merkel appear as featured players; Hattie McDaniel and Margaret Hamilton appear in support. It was the sixth and final film collaboration of Gable and Harlow. Jean Harlow died before filming was finished, and it was completed using a stand-in. Saratoga became the highest-grossing film of 1937, as well as the highest-grossing film of Harlow's career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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