| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Dance Direction Bobby Connolly For "1000 Love Songs". |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Predictable story about a prize fighter and Broadway star who concoct a fake romance in the newspapers to advance their careers but eventually fall in love for real. Only the star power of Clark Gable hold this together. Marion Davies relies on her pretty face and little else, as she can't sing or dance. The key scene where they realize they are in love occurs in an instant over a kitchen stove. Gable finds out she is really a waitress, and a few minutes later they are talking about white picket fences. Ugh.
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