Overworked waitress Mabel O'Dare (Marion Davies) gets fired and gets befriended by PR agent Reilly. He starts promoting her as an upcoming starlet. Through unlikely circumstances, she gets the lead in a new Broadway production. She's learning the dance in a hotel room directly above Larry Cain (Clark Gable). He's a boxer who needs rest before his big fight. His challenge against the champ goes badly after the restless night. It's a long ride back up but he has no fan interest. Reilly comes up with a fake romance to spice up both Mabel and Larry's careers.
Well, the initial meeting has plenty of angry heat. It's not a meet-cute as much as it's a meet-beef. It's still usable. They don't have good chemistry but at least, it has some energy. While Clark Gable is a cinematic legend, I've never heard of Marion Davies. She's not a conventional beauty. She's more a broad, a loudmouth, or a mean matron. Apparently, she was a silent era star who transitioned with the early talkies. Her biggest role is probably as the real-life starlet girlfriend of William Randolph Hearst. So she has an indirect connection to cinematic greatness. This movie needs a better romance between Gable and Davies. While they don't have the chemistry, the movie is able to drive on their energy.
Well, the initial meeting has plenty of angry heat. It's not a meet-cute as much as it's a meet-beef. It's still usable. They don't have good chemistry but at least, it has some energy. While Clark Gable is a cinematic legend, I've never heard of Marion Davies. She's not a conventional beauty. She's more a broad, a loudmouth, or a mean matron. Apparently, she was a silent era star who transitioned with the early talkies. Her biggest role is probably as the real-life starlet girlfriend of William Randolph Hearst. So she has an indirect connection to cinematic greatness. This movie needs a better romance between Gable and Davies. While they don't have the chemistry, the movie is able to drive on their energy.