Gable: The King Remembered

Name: Gable: The King Remembered
Director: Pat Shields
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1975-02-26
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Peter Lawford, Clark Gable, Andy Devine, William A. Wellman, Adela Rogers St. Johns

"To think about Gable now is to experience an almost unutterable nostalgia"

1975 · 65 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

Friends and co-workers recall the life of Hollywood screen star Clark Gable.

Directed by Pat Shields

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Cast

Peter Lawford Himself - Host / Narrator
Clark Gable Himself (archive footage)
Andy Devine Himself
William A. Wellman Himself
Adela Rogers St. Johns Herself
Yvonne De Carlo Herself
Carole Lombard Herself (archive footage)

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