MEN IN WHITE 1934 * CLARK GABLE * MYRNA LOY * JEAN HERSHOLT * PRE-CODE HERALD!!

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MEN IN WHITE 1934 * CLARK GABLE * MYRNA LOY * JEAN HERSHOLT * RARE PRE-CODE HERALD!!
Men In White (MGM, 1934).
Herald (6 3/4" x 11" opened). Romantic Drama.
Starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt, Elizabeth Allan and Otto Kruger.
Directed by Richard Boleslawski.
Two things are surprising about this film: Clark Gable could really act and Richard Boleslawski knew what to do with a camera. There's a muted fantasy aspect about this film, and there are cinematic statements, made through symbols, that remind one of "Citizen Kane". "Men in White" is a filmed play, done so convincingly that even a cynical viewer can be persuaded to judge the medical profession as one of honor. Richard Boleslawski has been greatly overlooked as a stylist, and Gable as a real actor, before he became crusted over.
This movie is best known in film history as the inspiration for the Three Stooges' comedy short "Men in Black", although there is really no comparison between the two. This is a well-paced little hospital drama made right before the production code began to be enforced. Dr. George Forrest (Clark Gable) is an intern at a busy hospital and Laura Hudson (Myrna Loy) is his socialite fiancée. Forrest wants to study under Dr. Hochberg (Jean Hersholt) when his time is up as an intern, but it means only twenty dollars a week and long indefinite hours. Laura wants her fiancée to go into private practice so that they can have a normal life together after their marriage. Laura may be a bit of a spoiled brat, but she knows it, so it makes her more likable. Forrest is torn between wanting to please Laura and wanting the great chance to work with Hochberg. A fight between the couple one night sets up the scene for a scandal that has the opportunity to derail both Forrest's career and personal life. That is pretty much the crux of the movie.
What keeps it interesting is the pacing and the performances. It's the most believable of the Gable/Loy pairings I've seen. Plus, unlike so many MGM dramas of the 30's, there is no unreasonable bad guy in sight - only the fight to advance medicine. Another matter of interest is the art deco interior design of the hospital. There is a staircase in the main lobby of the hospital that is out of this world.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL THEATRICAL RELEASE HERALD PRINTED IN 1934 FOR THEATER USE AND IS NOT A REPRODUCTION, BOOTLEG, REPRINT OR STORE BOUGHT ITEM
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Herald has
a few tiny tears, creases and minor wear along the right edge but otherwise is in very nice shape.
ANY SMALL ROUND SPOTS THAT LOOK LIKE SMUDGES ARE FROM MY CAMERA AND ARE NOT ON THE HERALD. (SEE PHOTOS).
BEAUTIFUL AND RARE
87 YEAR OLD CLARK GABLE MYRNA LOY HERALD
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