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Apr 7, 2014 · When Clark Gable and Lionel Barrymore heard Mickey Rooney was going to impersonate them in “Babes in Arms”, they went to the set to try and avert libel at the hands of the irrepressible Rooney. In the scene in question, Mickey played two parts, those of “Cleopatra’s Uncle Lionel” and “Clark Anthony”.
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Here’s a newspaper blurb from 1940: When Clark Gable and...
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Here’s a newspaper blurb from 1940: When Clark Gable and Lionel Barrymore heard Mickey Rooney was going to impersonate them in “Babes in Arms”, they went to the set to try and avert libel at the hands of the irrepressible Rooney.
Nov 4, 2011 · On the set of “Boom Town”, Mickey Rooney dropped by for a visit with his idol, Clark Gable. Gable was doing a scene with Hedy Lamarr, in which the weeping actress threw herself down on a couch. Gable was supposed to come up to Hedy, pat her on the shoulder and tell her how much he loved her.
Years later, Mickey Rooney joked that when Judy burst into tears at Gable’s reaction to her performance at his birthday party, that it was probably due to the fact that “Gable had such terrible halitosis”! The studio milked “Dear Mr. Gable” for all its worth.
Mar 3, 2020 · Mickey Rooney plays Army, Rivera's cutman, the only person who really cares about him, until Miss Miller (Julie Harris) comes along. Jackie Gleason is Maish Rennick, Rivera's douchebag of a manager. He's in debt to some shady characters, so he wants Rivera to keep working -- one way or another.
“Dear Mr. Gable” was Judy’s first “identifier” and hit song. It was such a hit that a few years later when Harry James’ version also became a hit, he said the reason was because he tried to play it on the trumpet as Judy Garland had sung it.
Nov 19, 2020 · (Dear Mr. Gable) You made me love you - 9/24/1937 You Can't Have Ev'rything - 9/24/1937 Reviewer: brewbot - - December 9, 2020 Subject: 78rpm record from 1937
