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Knockabout romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Doris Day. Gable plays Jim Gannon, a tough, self-educated newspaper editor who writes an article disparaging the idea that newspaper journalism can be taught, in response to the news that a class is being set up to teach the subject to aspiring journalists. Gannon's publisher senses a story in the making, and so sends Gannon to attend the class, under an assumed name, which is being run by feisty Erica Stone (Day), the daughter of a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter. Before long Gannon's writing skills have brought him to the top of the class, and an underlying attraction has developed between teacher and student. However, Erica's arrogant fiancé, Dr Hugo Pine (Gig Young) and Gannon's nightclub singer girlfriend Peggy DeFore (Mamie Van Doren) are the obstacles standing in the way of true love.
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audio in italiano. b/nrude e un po' cinico giornalista di lungo corso entra in attrito con una docente di giornalismo con poca pratica e molti ideali finche' tra i due nasce l'amore. briosa e divertente commedia che e' anche (persino troppo) una lezione sul giornalismo e la sua etica. la scoppiettante sceneggiatura di fay e michael kanin ebbe una designazione all'oscar insieme con il soave g. young come attore non professionista, ma anche il duetto gable-day fa scintille.
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By Foggy Tewsday
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Agreeable romantic comedy with Clark Gable as gruff City Editor, Jim Gannon. He's an uneducated man and proud of it. But he finds himself falling for journalism professor Erica Stone (Doris Day). Gig Young is very funny in his role as the relentlessly successful Dr Hugo Pine, psychologist and bongo player extraordinaire of whom Gannon is so jealous.
Some of the dialogue is a little stilted, and at times the film has the feel of a stage play about it, but it's always entertaining. The scene at the Bongo Club with an embarrassed Jim Gannon getting hot and bothered as his girlfriend performs her raunchy (for the time) night club act, is a real hoot. Gable plays the scene to perfection and his character's discomfort is all too apparent to the much amused Erica.
This is a much underrated (by the professional critics) comedy and it's a pity that the DVD offers nothing in the way of extras except subtitles and audio in various languages. The film clocks in at nearly two hours, but it's such a pleasant diversion that it doesn't feel that long.
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By Arun Singh
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Clark Gable here looks very common and ordinary trying hard to impress Doris Day.Its a movie about whether experience is more important or professional training or studies too matter.Gable plays editor of a Newspaper who thinks journalism is taught by experience and rubbishes training course for Journalism.He writes a offensive letter to Doris Day who teaches Journalism and is sent by his Boss later to say sorry to her,he ends up enrolling in her class and falling madly in love with her. Doris Day herself is the Daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist,she is lovely and composed here.Gig Young who plays her over accomplished boy friend is quite charming.His scenes with Clark Gable are a joy to watch.The movie is very well written and drives home its point wonderfully about the necessity of professional education.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this film because Doris Day and Clark Gable are two of my all time favourite actors. They both "do" comedy very well and they certainly didn't disappoint during this film. Gable plays Jim Gannon a newspaper editor and Day plays Professor Stone a lecturer in journalism at the local university. Professor Stone sends an invite to Gannon asking him to be a guest speaker in one of her classes but Gannon who is negatively opinionated about schools for journalism writes a scathing reply and declines the invite. He is ordered by his boss to apologise to Professor Stone in person but when he sees that she is an attractive, curvaceous, blonde he has other ideas and masquerades as one of her students. I recommend you watch this film and see how his fun unfolds.
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This is a funny film. I first watched it with my mum when I ws a girl and recently bought it for her so we could watch it together. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miss Joanne M Alexander
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Classic
Wonderfull classic movie with a superb Clark Gable at the end of his carreer.
Doris Day is his co-star in this movie.
Doris Day is his co-star in this movie.
Published 2 months ago by mgellen
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Good old-fashioned film
I did like this film. Good old-fashioned entertainment. Film was hard to get (in the Netherlands). This version had even Dutch subtitles.
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Everyone should see this to learn about newspapers
Arrived early and is a very good product. Exposes some of the tricks of the trade which are approppriate for today.
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Published on 2 Jun 2010 by Geoffrey Roberts
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Great oldie-goldie
Enjoyed re-seeing this film that was as good now after all these years as it was the first time I saw it!!!
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Here are two great actors doing their best to amuse us and entertain us. A great afternoon's viewing at home - get out a box of Chocolates and enjoy -film and chocolates i mean!
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