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Forsaking All Others

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Having loved his friend Mary Clay (Joan Crawford) since childhood, Jeff Williams (Clark Gable) is dismayed when he discovers she is engaged to Dill Todd (Robert Montgomery), a mutual friend from their youth. Asked to be the best man, Williams acquiesces and masks his feelings. But when the big day arrives, Todd leaves Clay at the altar for another woman (Frances Drake). Now Williams has the chance to express his love, but Clay still carries a torch for Todd, and he's not out of the picture yet.
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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 08/06/2019
Not highly recommended. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair 06/07/2019
The best of tin' Joan Crawford pictures to date, with Robert Montgomery, Clark Gable, Charles Butterworth and Billie Burke contributing splendid support to the star. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/11/2008
C+
It's an easy film to take because the stars are palatable and go down as easy as a Bromo-Seltzer... . Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Connor S 05/09/2024 Chemistry wasn't quite there between the main characters, resulting in a somewhat tired interplay. See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 07/29/2023 Not Makiewicz's best script, the dialogue is a bit stiff and the story arc a bit predictable. However, it's a decent enough pre-code comedy romance and it has Gable and Crawford in it. Good enough for me. See more Steve D 05/09/2023 A whole lot of fun and against type. See more 12/17/2021 And yet another of the film pairings of Crawford and Gable, this time in one of the romantic triangles which became the norm for most of Crawford's films from the 1930s as Robert Montgomery is added to the mix of her suitors. Essentially a will they-won't they situation, for a swift 84 minutes one is put to the task to see how long will it take before Gable and Crawford wind up in each others' arms. This one actually fares pretty good as a farce, mainly because the players make the story work in a light yet believable way even when the story per se becomes somewhat silly and even predictable. Also of note is an early appearance by Rosalind Russell in a short role later in the movie. See more 02/25/2020 Romantic comedy with Joan Crawford about to marry her childhood sweetheart Robert Montgomery, meanwhile Clark Gable is secretly in love with her but too noble to say anything, but of course nothing is simple, and Robert Montgomery jilts her and marrieds someone else, but regrets it almost immediately. Meanwhile Gable hopes to help Crawford get over Montgomery. Thing I like best about this film is that the three main characters constantly banter with each other even at moments of intense emotion, so it never gets too heavy. See more 08/10/2015 It's a fine film, but not very memorable for any of the actors involved, but especially for Joan Crawford, who does nothing here but read her lines. See more Read all reviews
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W. S. Van Dyke II

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Joan Crawford

Mary Clay

Clark Gable

Jeffrey Williams

Robert Montgomery

Dillon Todd

Charles Butterworth

Shemp

Billie Burke

Aunt Paula
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Synopsis Having loved his friend Mary Clay (Joan Crawford) since childhood, Jeff Williams (Clark Gable) is dismayed when he discovers she is engaged to Dill Todd (Robert Montgomery), a mutual friend from their youth. Asked to be the best man, Williams acquiesces and masks his feelings. But when the big day arrives, Todd leaves Clay at the altar for another woman (Frances Drake). Now Williams has the chance to express his love, but Clay still carries a torch for Todd, and he's not out of the picture yet.
Director
W. S. Van Dyke II
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 1934, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 24m
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