Clark Gable - The Signature Collection

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Clark Gable is "Big John" and Spencer Tracy is "Square John"; both "Johns" seek their fortunes in the Texas oil fields. They simultaneously fall in love with Claudette Colbert, but it's "Big John" who wins out. When both Johns grow rich on oil, "Big John" lets money go to his head, and he begins neglecting wife Colbert for Hedy Lamarr, the "been around" companion of businessman Lionel Atwill. "Square John," who still carries a torch for Colbert but doesn't want to see her heart broken, tries to buy off Lamarr; ...
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Overview

Clark Gable is "Big John" and Spencer Tracy is "Square John"; both "Johns" seek their fortunes in the Texas oil fields. They simultaneously fall in love with Claudette Colbert, but it's "Big John" who wins out. When both Johns grow rich on oil, "Big John" lets money go to his head, and he begins neglecting wife Colbert for Hedy Lamarr, the "been around" companion of businessman Lionel Atwill. "Square John," who still carries a torch for Colbert but doesn't want to see her heart broken, tries to buy off Lamarr; when this fails, he decides to ruin "Big John" financially. But when "Big John" is charged with violating anti-trust rules by the crooked Atwill, "Square John" rushes to the side of his old pal. Both men end up where they started--broke but happy. "Big John" returns to faithful Colbert, while "Square John" stands by with an ear-to-ear grin. Boom Town was the last film to co-star Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy; though Tracy was fond of Gable, he resented playing "eunuch" in their on-screen romantic triangles. Claudette Colbert's scenes with Clark Gable are pleasant enough, but the sparks that had ignited their scenes in It Happened One Night are largely absent here.
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Documentary profile on San Francisco; Vintage musical and dramatic shorts; Classic cartoons
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
Before Elvis was even born, another man was dubbed “the King,” and during his two-decade reign as Hollywood’s most popular male star, Clark Gable was the jewel in the crown of his home studio, M-G-M. Six of his most popular films are included in this handsomely packaged box set. In Dancing Lady (1933), Gable plays a tough taskmaster to an up-and-coming stage star (Joan Crawford, accompanied for one dance number by Fred Astaire in his debut role). China Seas (1935) finds Gable heading an all-star cast -- including Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Rosalind Russell, Lewis Stone, and Robert Benchley -- in a tense drama involving modern-day piracy aboard a Singapore-bound ocean liner. San Francisco (1936), arguably the gem of the box, teams Gable with Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald in a fanciful tale of Barbary Coast intrigue climaxing with an elaborate representation of the devastating 1906 earthquake. Harlow was back in Wife vs. Secretary (also 1936), a frothy trifle that exhibits Gable’s facility for comedy. He trades barbs with Spencer Tracy again in Boom Town (1940), a fast-moving yarn about oil wildcatters, with Claudette Colbert as the woman who comes between them. Over a decade later, Gable maintained his leading man status. Mogambo (1953) is actually a remake of his 1932 hit Red Dust, with sultry Ava Gardner taking the role played earlier by Jean Harlow. Arguably the last of his truly classic movies, this John Ford-directed opus spotlights an older but no less charismatic Gable at his virile best.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/20/2006
  • UPC: 012569679948

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  • Source: Warner Home Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Full Frame
  • Presentation: Slip Sleeve / Full Frame
  • Language: English
  • Time: 10:16:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 33,278

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Clark Gable Primary Artist
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - San Francisco
1. Credits and Foreword [1:54]
2. Fiery New Year [3:21]
3. Blackie's Place [3:08]
4. Fair Set of Pipes [1:47]
5. Welcome for the Night [4:08]
6. San Francisco [5:45]
7. A Heart That's Free [3:36]
8. Mary's Admirers [4:13]
9. The Holy City [2:38]
10. The Good in Blackie [3:47]
11. Candidate With Punch [3:48]
12. Sucker Competition [2:58]
13. Would You? [4:19]
14. You and I Together [4:13]
15. No Place for Mary [2:56]
16. First Nighters [4:27]
17. The Jewel Song [2:46]
18. Mary's Triumph [3:52]
19. Blackie's Proposal [3:21]
20. Broken Apart [4:53]
21. Aristocratic Maisie [4:58]
22. Shut Down [3:09]
23. Sempre Libera [3:16]
24. Chicken's Ball [4:43]
25. San Francisco [3:32]
26. Award Refused [2:02]
27. Earthquake! [1:44]
28. Out of the Rubble [2:33]
29. Aftershock [2:34]
30. Searching for Mary [5:56]
31. Finding Father Tim [3:15]
32. Finding Mary and God [5:26]
Disc #2 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Mogambo
1. Credits [1:30]
2. Black Leopard [3:26]
3. Honey Bear [4:11]
4. Everything Snarls [3:09]
5. Animal Attraction [6:57]
6. Boat Day [4:35]
7. Bronx Zoo Next [2:13]
8. Turning Into a Hospital [4:51]
9. Fighting Over a Female [3:05]
10. Return Engagement [4:16]
11. Getting One's Bearings [3:29]
12. Predator's Prey [3:24]
13. In for a Storm [3:49]
14. Voracious Creatures [2:57]
15. Change of Mind [4:11]
16. Play By Play [3:57]
17. Perfectly Obvious [4:47]
18. Ceremony of Courage [4:03]
19. Confessions [3:19]
20. River Conversation [3:34]
21. District Office Menace [:28]
22. Her Scars [4:29]
23. Unfaithful [2:26]
24. Gorilla Study [3:24]
25. Calling a Bluff [3:40]
26. Restless Night [3:37]
27. Really in Love [3:06]
28. Man to Man [3:05]
29. A Wife As Pretty [5:19]
30. Vic's Choice [2:28]
31. Quick-Change Artists [4:55]
32. Cast List [2:42]
Disc #3 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection
1. Credits and Foreword [1:50]
2. Mud Mates [3:57]
3. Taking Care of Company [5:33]
4. Put Yourself in My Hands [4:10]
5. Gusher to Getaway [3:57]
6. Beautiful Darling Betsy [4:35]
7. New Lady in Town [4:12]
8. Ridin' Low [2:36]
9. Mind Made Up [5:14]
10. True Strike, True Confession [5:13]
11. Anniversary [4:01]
12. Oil Field Inferno [4:18]
13. Calling it Quits [5:04]
14. Stuck on Him [2:45]
15. Tropics Reunion [2:19]
16. Changing Fortunes [1:54]
17. Quite a Caboose [2:41]
18. Not Coming Together [3:48]
19. Advice From Bed [5:58]
20. Uncomfortable Fit [4:29]
21. Uncomfortable Encounter [5:39]
22. Proposal to a Poacher [5:27]
23. No Part of His World [3:27]
24. Old-Time Barroom Fight [2:59]
25. Office Fisticuffs [2:56]
26. Out the Back Way [5:36]
27. On Trial [1:35]
28. Pal Speaks His Piece [4:55]
29. Back in Business [4:46]
30. Cast List [1:46]
Disc #4 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Dancing Lady
1. Credits [1:04]
2. Hold Your Man [3:42]
3. Night Court [3:37]
4. Going Uptown [5:19]
5. Pursuing Gallagher [4:05]
6. No Gentleman [1:39]
7. Friend of the Family [4:08]
8. Helping the Lady Out [2:59]
9. Gotta Dance [3:01]
10. Tod's Show [1:27]
11. Everything Have Is Yours [4:37]
12. Gym Workout [3:41]
13. Country Swim [4:14]
14. Tod's Proposal [2:39]
15. Rewrite Needed [4:04]
16. Top Spot [2:11]
17. My Dancing Lady [2:14]
18. Mr. Astaire; Collapse [4:37]
19. Closing Notice [3:09]
20. Better Luck With His Show [4:04]
21. Homesick in Cuba [1:26]
22. The Buyout [2:53]
23. Same in Any Language [3:09]
24. Getting Him on His Feet [1:52]
25. Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here [3:48]
26. Let's Go Bavarian [2:38]
27. Rhythm of the Day [4:23]
28. Kaleidoscopic Cuties [1:32]
29. Her Racket and Her Man [3:14]
Disc #5 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - China Seas
1. Credits [:46]
2. Covering the Waterfront [4:14]
3. Hidden Cargo [3:10]
4. Second Chances [4:08]
5. Pirates and a Ghost [4:33]
6. Speaking Out of Turn [5:03]
7. You'll Get Over It [3:02]
8. Dolly's Exhibition [3:40]
9. Time for the Rainy Season [2:03]
10. Going Soft? [3:20]
11. Clay Pigeons [5:07]
12. In for a Blow [4:12]
13. In With Jamesy or Else [6:03]
14. Steamroller on the Loose [4:06]
15. Woman Scorned [4:17]
16. Seizing the Ship [2:48]
17. Playing for Time [4:03]
18. Torturing Gaskill [3:18]
19. Destroying the Pirates [2:42]
20. Faced With the Evidence [4:07]
21. Only Decent Thing [3:21]
22. Goodbye, Sybil [3:06]
23. Everything She Wants [4:57]
24. Cast List [:35]
Disc #6 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Wife Versus Secretary
1. Credits [1:03]
2. Trout Surprise [5:07]
3. Back at Work [4:12]
4. Van's Idea [4:12]
5. Mimi's Advice [3:52]
6. After-Hours Summons [3:24]
7. Sure of Van [3:44]
8. Unsure of Dave [6:34]
9. Their Secret [4:02]
10. Flash of Doubt [3:47]
11. Suspicious Minds [5:42]
12. Not Letting Her Go [3:02]
13. Darling, Come Home [3:00]
14. Havana Blues [:22]
15. Hurry it Up, Toots [5:26]
16. All-Nighters [4:23]
17. The Eyes Have It [4:38]
18. Temporarily Out of Order [3:27]
19. Cold Shoulder [2:26]
20. Men Are Like That [3:07]
21. Headed Separate Ways [2:27]
22. Wife and Secretary [4:20]
23. Believe in Someone [2:01]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - San Francisco
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   Scenes
   Features
      Clark Gable: Tall, Dark & Handsome
      Bottles
      Cavalcade of San Francisco
      Night Decends on Treasure Island
      Alternate Ending
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
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Disc #2 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Mogambo
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   Scene Selections
   Theatrical Trailer
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      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Subtitles: English
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Disc #3 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection
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   Scenes
   Features
      Hollywood Hobbies
      Home on the Range
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Subtitles: English
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Disc #4 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Dancing Lady
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   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Plane Nuts
      Roast Beef & Movies
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Español
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Disc #5 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - China Seas
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   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
      A Girl's Best Years
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Español
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Disc #6 -- Clark Gable: The Signature Collection - Wife Versus Secretary
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   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      New Shoes
      The Public Pays
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Español
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    I Also Recommend:

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    Extraordinary entertainment value in a boxed set

    I purchased this Clark Gable boxed set because it included China Seas, a film I watched years ago and enjoyed very much. I was extremely pleased with the other films included in the set namely because of Gable's chemistry with his co-stars. His acting is superb. He can play any man. Rough or smooth Gable is always good. It doesn't take long to realize why he was nicknamed the King of Hollywood. One nice touch is a profile of his life and career which includes interviews with his children. If you like romantic comedies with a little danger and drama thrown in the mix you will enjoy all the films in this set. It is a must-have for fans.

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