Parnell

Parnell (1937)

The Romance that rocked the foundations of an empire....now lives on the screen!

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.

Date of release
1937-06-04
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Director
John M. Stahl

Casting

Interesting facts

Parnell is a 1937 American biographical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Clark Gable as Charles Stewart Parnell, the famous Irish politician. It was Gable's least successful film and is generally considered his worst, and it is listed in The Fifty Worst Films of All Time. The movie addresses the adulterous relationship that destroyed Parnell's political career, but its treatment of the subject is highly sanitized in keeping with Hollywood content restrictions at the time.

Production

Parnell had originally been cast to star Gable and his frequent co-star Joan Crawford. Myrna Loy, meanwhile, was to star in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer flipped the assignments as Crawford did not want to do another costume picture after 1936's The Gorgeous Hussy. Another issue was how much to alter Gable's appearance to suit the period when the film took place.

The film was Gable’s pet project. He insisted MGM make the film and wanted Joan Crawford as his co-star. She thought the story was dull and would not agree to star in it with him. Gable was so upset he refused to speak to her for months. Later, when the film bombed at the box office and with critics, he told her she was right.

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