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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Ever since Jeff Williams (Clark Gable) was a child, he has been in love with Mary Clay (Joan Crawford). Returning from Madrid, Spain he wanted to propose to he firsthand. However he comes to a halt, as he finds out that she is being married to Dillon 'Dill' Todd (Robert Montgomery) the very next day. So instead he wishes all the best for the couple. However the next day Dill doesn't show up to the altar, as it turns out that the night before the wedding he ran off and married Connie Barnes (Frances Drake), a woman with whom he had had an affair in Europe some months before. Although what Dill did to Mary was terrible, she still has a soft spot for him. With Mary being single, Jeff tries to win her before it is to late again.
[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
