To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady (1950)

CLARK GABLE - BARBARA STANWYCK - HE'S MISTER SPEED! SHE'S MISS SPITFIRE!

Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.

Date of release
1950-10-13
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Action, Romance
Director
Clarence Brown

Casting

Interesting facts

To Please a Lady is a 1950 American romance film produced and directed by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck. The climactic race scene was shot at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Production

MGM production head Dore Schary purchased the story, written by Marge Decker and Barré Lyndon, in June 1949 for $50,000. Although the studio had intended the film as a vehicle for Lana Turner, Barbara Stanwyck was instead signed in September.

The film's racing scenes were filmed at Carroll Speedway in Los Angeles. Dirt-track sequences were filmed at Arlington Downs in Texas. Stanwyck, in Indianapolis for the film's final scenes, attended the 1950 Indianapolis 500 race and delivered the traditional congratulatory kiss to winner Johnnie Parsons.

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