Search - Gable and Lombard on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 1976 DVD Release: 04/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Romance, Biopic [feature]

The love affair between two of Hollywood's greatest stars of the 1930s and '40s is recounted in this biopic. Clark Gable (James Brolin), the tough but quick-witted leading man often called "the King of Hollywood," meets tart-tongued comic actress Carole Lombard (Jill Clayburgh) at a party, and while the attraction between them isn't immediate (in fact they hate each other at first), as fate keeps bringing them together, they fall deeply in love. Gable is married at the time, and studio chief Louis B. Mayer (Allen Garfield) is afraid that his affair with Lombard will lead to a scandal that will destroy the career of his most valuable star, but Gable and Lombard weather the storm of negative publicity, and after Gable's wife grants him a divorce, he marries Lombard. However, their happy marriage is cut short by Lombard's tragic death as she was selling defense bonds during World War II. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

James Brolin - Clark Gable
Jill Clayburgh - Carole Lombard
Allen Garfield - Louis B. Mayer
Red Buttons - Ivan Cooper
Melanie Mayron - Dixie

The unlikely true-life love story of two of Hollywood's greatest stars is brought to the screen in this romance, which has been released on DVD in a simple fashion. Gable and Lombard has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1; the image is also enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono; the dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in Spanish and French and closed captions in English. No bonus materials are included on this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide