Clark Gable – Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 26 – It Happened One Night (1934)

September 27, 2024 00:26:53 0 Comments

It’s 1934. It Happened One Night, a film nobody thought would do particularly well, sneaks in just before the Hays Code is enforced. The movie, directed by Frank Capra, follows pampered heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) as she tries to escape her controlling father and join her fiancé. She meets with ex-reporter Peter Warne (Clark…

Episode 38 – Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

September 26, 2025 0 Comments

It’s 1935. One source of escapism during the Great Depression was the big budget spectacle–and Mutiny on the Bounty was one of the most expensive of its time. Based on the books which were inspired by true events, it follows the voyage of the HMS Bounty to Tahiti under the draconian command of Captain Bligh,…