Forsaking All Others
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| Directed by | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Produced by | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Written by | Joseph Mankiewicz (screenplay) |
| Based on | Forsaking All Others by Edward Barry Roberts and Frank Morgan Cavett |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Clark Gable Robert Montgomery |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland George Folsey |
| Editing by | Tom Held |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 23, 1934 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Forsaking All Others is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. In this "comedy of errors", three friends of long-standing are involved in a love triangle. The screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 play by Edward Barry Roberts and Frank Morgan Cavett. Forsaking All Others is the sixth of eight cinematic collaborations between Crawford and Gable.
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[edit] Plot summary
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[edit] Cast
- Joan Crawford as Mary Clay
- Clark Gable as Jeff Williams
- Robert Montgomery as Dillon 'Dill' Todd
- Charles Butterworth as Shep
- Billie Burke as Aunt Paula
- Frances Drake as Connie Barnes Todd
- Rosalind Russell as Eleanor
[edit] Reception
Variety commented, "On the performance end, it is one of Miss Crawford's best."[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Quirk, Lawrence J.. The Films of Joan Crawford. The Citadel Press, 1968.
[edit] External links
- Forsaking All Others at the Internet Movie Database
- Forsaking All Others at AllRovi
- Forsaking All Others at the TCM Movie Database
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