| Distributor:Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Synopsis: Clark Gable's next-to-last MGM film was the Cold War melodrama Never Let Me Go. Filmed in England, the story finds American journalist Philip Sutherland (Gable) desperately trying to retrieve his Russian-ballerina bride Marva Lamarkins (Gene Tierney) from behind the Iron Curtain. Stymied by bureaucracy on both sides, Sutherland attempts to plead his case directly to Soviet bigwig Molotov, in London for a peace conference. When this too fails, Sutherland aligns himself with an Englishman (Richard ... Full Synopsis
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| Never Let Me Go is one of those films that sounds better on paper. The idea of Clark Gable and Gene Tierney together promises fireworks, and adding in plot mechanics that force Gable to heroically rescue his beloved seems like a can't-miss proposition. But miss it does. Gable is rather tired here, not giving his most committed performance. Plus, by 1953, he was a bit long in the tooth for Tierney. ... Read Review | |
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