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Forsaking All Others is a american film of genre Drama directed by W. S. Van Dyke released in USA on 23 december 1934 with Joan Crawford
Forsaking All Others (1934)
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Add to a movie listForsaking All Others is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. The screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 play by Edward Barry Roberts and Frank Morgan Cavett starring Tallulah Bankhead.
In this "comedy of errors", three friends of long standing are involved in a love triangle lasting many years.
Forsaking All Others is the sixth of eight cinematic collaborations between Crawford and Gable.
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Ever since Jeff Williams (Clark Gable) was a child, he has been in love with Mary Clay (Joan Crawford). Returning from Madrid, Spain, he wanted to propose to her firsthand. However, he comes to a halt, as he finds out that she is being married to Dillon 'Dill' Todd (Robert Montgomery) the very next day. The three had been friends since childhood, but no one besides the butler realized Jeff's feelings. So instead, he wishes all the best for the couple.Actors
Joan Crawford
(Mary Clay)
Clark Gable
(Jeffrey Williams)
Robert Montgomery
(Dillon 'Dill" Todd)
Charles Butterworth
(Shemp)
Billie Burke
(Aunt Paula)
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