A deep dive into Hollywood's early years
Directed by Wesley Ruggles, No Man Of Her Own is a fantastic and often overlooked pre-code about the unlikely romance between Clark Gable’s unscrupulous cardsharp Babe Stewart, and small-town librarian Connie Randall, played by Carole Lombard. It has no relation to the 1950 Barbara Stanwyck film of the same name.
This post is part of the Carole Lombard Memorial Blogathon hosted by In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood and Carole & Co.
It is a silent romantic comedy directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Clara Bow as Betty Lou Spence, the role that would forever immortalise her as ‘The It Girl’.
Directed by Lowell Sherman, She Done Him Wrong stars Mae West in her most iconic role as Lady Lou, an indomitable and seductive burlesque singer, and an early career Cary Grant as Captain Cummings, the local temperance league leader. It follows Lou as she contends with several troublesome past suitors, including a jealous and obsessive escaped convict (played by Owen Moore).
