Movie: "Gable and Crawford"

Release Date: Feb 2008 Genres: Documentary / Short / Biography / Romance Runtime: 15 min Cast: Christina Crawford (Herself), Jeanine Basinger (Herself), Richard Barrios (Himself), Molly Haskell (Herself) Warren G. Harris (Himself) Neil Maciejewski (Himself) Joan Crawford (Herself (archive footage)) Clark Gable (Himself (archive footage)) Carole Lombard (Herself (archive footage)) Norma Shearer (Herself (archive footage)) Louis B. Mayer (Himself (archive footage)) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Himself (archive footage)) Rhea Langham (Herself (archive footage)) Franchot Tone (Himself (archive footage)) Rosalind Russell (Mrs. Howard Fowler) Phyllis Povah (Mrs. Phelps Potter) Lana Turner (Herself (archive footage)) Phillip Terry (Himself (archive footage))

Storyline

When established star Joan Crawford was paired in a film with earthy newcomer Clark Gable, a torrid extramarital affair ensued which translated into a tempestuous relationship that threatened to burn down Hollywood. But, the threat of a scandal had studio chief L.B. Mayer forbid the affair, which finally mellowed into an intimate friendship that would endure three marriages and the death of Carole Lombard.