Ulysses delby johnson clark gable, sporting a cane, is on a transport ship returning from the war in europe and is asked by a journalist art baker about his war experience. Ulysses johnson clark gable is an american surgeon coming back from world war ii. May 01, 2016 clark gable was in the middle of an ineffective period in silent films and was attaining more experience on the stage while seventeen year old carole lombard whose status would enhance the following year through max sennett was just starting to feel her way back into movie making after being involved in an automobile accident. His movies included it happened one night, mutiny on the bounty, gone with the wind, and the misfits.
I was a clark gable and lana turner fan and thoroughly. It was the third of their four films together, and like two of the others, was about a couple caught up in world war ii. Dillon became his manager and also his wife, even though she was 17 years his senior. Although this story has a wwii backdrop, the combat of war does not take center stage. Clark gable and lana turner in homecoming 1948 with images. Myrna loy and jean harlow with clark gable in wife vs. Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia.
Jul 31, 2019 films in bold will air on tcm view tcmdb entry. Lee johnson, a man that awakes to reality when he has to deal first hand with treating the wounded soldiers. This week, clark gable is an accomplished surgeon returning home from world war ii, lana turner is his nurse love interest and anne baxter is his fretful wife in homecoming 1948. There is a reason that gable is called one of the best. When homecoming was first released in 1948, some observers felt that clark gable s unusually sensitive performance was based on his own memories of losing his wife carole lombard in a 1942 plane crash. Lana turner and john forsythe in a scene from the ross hunter film madame x. As he is sitting on the transport boat taking him back to america. At the end of ww2, aboard a repatriation ship, an army doctor reminisces about his war years while being interviewed by a reporter. There youll find the list of links to other bloggers participating in this weekly meme for overlooked films and other audiovisual material. Even with no glamorous gowns in sight, turner is at her appeaing best as a downtoearth nurse who wins battle surgeon gable s heart as they follow world war ii across africa and europe. Intriguingly, gable s homecoming costar is lana turner, with whom it was rumored that he was having an affair at the time of lombards death.
Clark gable full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Homecoming is een film uit 1948 onder regie van mervyn leroy. He is assigned the help of nurse jane snapshot mccall lana turner. The film goes into flashback, as ulysses think homer. Ulysses lee johnson, a successful surgeon with a loving and caring wife, penny baxter. Homecoming 1948 prepped well before vj day by mgm in anticipation of clark gable s return from the war effort, the romantic battleground melodrama homecoming 1948 traded upon the public perception of its stars wwiiera triumphs and tragedies in addressing the greater issues of servicemen coming home from conflict irrevocably changed.
Clark gable was an actor that made this picture the joy it is to watch by making us believe he is this surgeon, dr. Trailer homecoming lana turner clark gable 1948 more here. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. This film could be called a 1940s chicflick for it contains a story of a blossoming love affair between a doctor clark gable and a combat nurse lana turner, while the materialistic doctor has a wife anne baxter back home. This film could be called a 1940s chicflick for it contains a story of a blossoming love affair between a doctor clark gable and a combat nurse lana turner, while the materialistic doctor has a wife anne. Original print ad 1948 movie ad homecoming clark gable lana turner. Clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, john hodiak en ray collins. Average soap opera starring gable and turner set amidst the trenches of ww ii. Clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, cameron mitchell, john hodiak, mervyn leroy. For sublime screen romance, look no further than this third clark gable lana turner teaming.
The movie soundtrack scores used in amazons homecoming. His movies that comparatively garnered lower ratings from. International shipping transit time usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. List of william clark gable films includes best gable films that thrived both critically and commercially like it happened one night, mutiny on the bounty, san francisco, gone with the wind, red dust 1932, boom town 1940 and homecoming 1948.
Homecoming the 1948 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Clark gable stars as ulysses delby johnson, a married new york doctor who enlists in the medical corps during world war ii. Clark gable had a huge list of female costars during all the years he made films. Even with no glamorous gowns in sight, turner is at her appealing best as a downtoearth nurse who. Marilyn costarred with clark gable in the misfits, which was the final film appearance for both stars. Read the homecoming movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
His costars include the top leading ladies at mgm and other studios such as myrna loy, jean harlow, joan crawford and lana turner. Homecoming by mervyn leroy clark gable, lana turner, anne. Homecoming 1948 mervyn leroy synopsis, characteristics. Gable plays a selfish doctor who leaves behind his wife and colleague to enlist in the medical corps as a major. William clark gable was born on february 1, 1901 in cadiz, ohio, to adeline hershelman and. Movie info clark gable stars as ulysses delby johnson, a married new york doctor who enlists in the medical corps during world war ii. Homecoming 1948 this postwar romantic melodrama was directed by mervyn leroy. Turner is the battlefield nurse who forever changes his life. An enormously popular actor during his lifetime, gable was dubbed the king of hollywood. He is assigned the help of nurse jane snapshot mccall lana. Clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, john hodiak, and gladys cooper star in homecoming, a 1948 film about wartime and its aftermath. Clark gable, american film actor who epitomized the american ideal of masculinity and virility. Homecoming is a 1948 romantic drama starring clark gable and lana turner. Prepped well before vj day by mgm in anticipation of clark gable s return from the war effort, the romantic battleground melodrama homecoming 1948 traded upon the public perception of its stars wwiiera triumphs and tragedies in addressing the greater issues of servicemen coming home from conflict irrevocably changed.
On rare occasions, your countrys customs administration may hold the package for verification which may cause further delay up to 8 weeks. With clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, john hodiak. Homecoming 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And while some songs are instantly recognizable, more are just tantalizingly familiar. Trailer homecoming lana turner clark gable 1948 youtube. Clark gable is discharged from the army clark gable is discharged from the army clark gable s united states army discharge papers were signed by captain ronald reagan on june 2, 1944. With clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, john hodiak, ray collins, gladys cooper, cameron mitchell. Released 1948, homecoming stars clark gable, lana turner, anne baxter, john hodiak the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Across its 10 extremely bingeable episodes, homecomings music is borrowed from some 45 film scores, lending their own historical and emotional resonance to a show that traffics in forgetting and remembering the past. Homecoming 1948 starring clark gable and lana turner tuesday is overlooked movie day around here as well as at todd masons blog sweet freedom.
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