Charles Brabin CLARK GABLE ON THE SET OF SPORTING BLOOD Original #140125

Description

Clark Gable on the set of Sporting Blood (Original photograph from the set of the 1931 film)
Author:
Charles Brabin (director); Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (story); Charles Brabin, Willard Mack, Wanda Tuchock (screenwriter); Clark Gable, Marie Prevost, Madge Evans, Lew Cody (starring)
Title:
Clark Gable on the set of Sporting Blood (Original photograph from the set of the 1931 film)
Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1931
Description:
Vintage still photograph from the set of the 1931 film. Featuring Madge Evans and Lew Cody comparing binoculars while a very young and not yet famous Clark Gable smiles over their shoulders. Mimeograph snipe on the verso. Based on the short story "Horse Flesh" by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, published in the "Saturday Evening Post" on September 13, 1930.
An orphaned foal's journey through various owners, including that of nefarious gambler Ludeking (Hallam Cooley), before being returned to his loving breeder Jim (Ernest Torrence). Clark Gable's first starring role, as a card dealer with occasional moral failings, whose love story with Ruby (Madge Evans) makes for an entertaining side plot.
Set in Kentucky, shot on location in Lexington, Kentucky and California.
8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine.
Seller ID:
140125
Subject:
1930s Cinema, Film Still Photographs, Horse Racing, On the Set, Photographs, Pre-Code Film, Romance, Sports
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