Highest-Rated Movies about 'Reference To Clark Gable'

The Godfather (1972), Cinema Paradiso (1988), All About Eve (1950), Stalag 17 (1953), Europa Europa (1990), On the Town (1949), Ginger and Fred (1986), The Death of Stalin (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Reference To Clark Gable movies.

#16. The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Storyline: U.S. Navy pilot Frank 'Spig' Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. His dedication to the promotion of the Navy's flying program is so intense that his marriage and family life suffer. When an accident paralyzes him, Spig finds a new means of expressing his love of flying: screenwriting. Successful and acclaimed, he finds the U.S. entry into World War II to be an irresistible call. Pleading that he be reinstated in the Navy despite his paralysis, Spig finds he has an enormous contribution yet to make.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: flying, u.s. navy, world war two, jet fighter, based on true story, redheaded woman, world war two veteran ...

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#17. You've Got Mail (1998)

Storyline: The owner of a large bookstore chain starts putting the owner of a small local bookstore out of business. Meanwhile they have been corresponding over the internet without knowing who either of them are. They can't stand each other in person but over the internet they are very attracted. He finds out who she is but she doesn't know. He starts to like her more but she still hates him. He has to fix it.

Plot Keywords: dog, e mail, instant messaging, shop owner, new york city, internet, bookstore ...

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#18. Hollywoodland (2006)

Storyline: Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. Reeves was best known for his title role in Adventures of Superman (1952), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager E.J. Mannix, Toni Mannix, with whom Reeves was having a relatively open and ...

Plot Keywords: adultery, extramarital affair, cleavage, upskirt, white panties, panties, infidelity ...

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#19. Woman Wanted (1935)

Storyline: Ann Gray is wrongly convicted of murder. On her way to jail a car accident gives her the opportunity to escape. She is helped by young lawyer Tony Baxter. He hides her from the police, as well as his fiancée, with the help of his butler Peedles. Ann is also wanted by the mobsters who really committed the murder as they think she knows where $250,000 worth of bonds are hidden. When the mobsters find and abduct her, Tony enlists the help of the D.A. and the police to try to get her back.—Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>

Plot Keywords: doctor, car accident, escape, lawyer, detective, storm, new york city ...

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#20. Babes in Arms (1939)

Storyline: Mickey Moran, a talented singer and musician, is son of a veteran from show business. Mickey has a partner, Patsy Barton, a pretty girl and also a very talented singer. One day, a big opportunity arrives for Mickey, a big contract to set up his own show. However, things don't go well, and in order to avoid being sent to a work farm, he'll improvise a show in the country, despite the awful weather conditions. Patsy's in love with Mickey, he loves her, too, but for him the show must go on, and his big dream maybe will come true: to formally stage his play in a big scenario, with a huge production.—Alejandro Frias

Plot Keywords: vaudeville, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, reference to clark gable, young love, family relationships, broadway manhattan new york city ...

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#21. Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Storyline: This movie follows a day in the life of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a Hollywood fixer for Capitol Pictures in the 1950s, who cleans up and solves problems for big names and stars in the industry. But when studio star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) disappears, Mannix has to deal with more than just the fix.

Plot Keywords: film within a film, hollywood, dance number, film industry, screenwriter, film premiere, lasso ...

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#22. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Storyline: The world of our distant future is a veritable utopia, thanks to the lyrics of two simple-minded 20th Century rock and rollers, Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan. However, a would-be conquerer threatens to throw history off-track by sending "most non-non-heinous" evil robot Bill and Teds back to kill their good counterparts. Finding themselves dead, the boys must outwit the Grim Reaper and traverse Heaven and Hell to return to the land of the living, rescue their "babes" and have a "most triumphant" concert at the all-important Battle of the Bands.

Plot Keywords: gate, crying for help, broken window, breaking a window, broken car window, breaking a car window, fainting ...

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#23. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

Storyline: The year is 1953. The small English village of St. Mary Mead, home to Miss Jane Marple (Dame Angela Lansbury), is delighted when a big American movie company arrives to make a movie telling of the relationship between Jane Grey and Elisabeth I, starring the famous actresses Marina Rudd (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) and Lola Brewster (Kim Novak). Marina arrives with her husband, Jason (Rock Hudson), and when she discovers that Lola is going to be in the movie with her, she hits the roof as Lola and Marina loathe each other on sight. Marina has been getting death threats, and at a party at the manor house, Heather Babcock (Maureen Bennett), after boring Marina with a long story, drinks a cocktail made for Marina, and dies from poisoning. Everybody believes that Marina is the target, but the Police Officer investigating the case, Chief Inspector Dermot Craddock (Edward Fox) isn't sure, so he asks Miss Jane Marple, his aunt, to investigate.—Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: whodunit, mental breakdown, blackmail, movie camera, movie set, allergy, temper tantrum ...

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#24. Home Again (2017)

Storyline: Alice (Reese Witherspoon), a recently separated mother of two, finds her life upended when three young, charismatic filmmakers move into her guest house. But her unlikely new family and a budding romance come to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand. A story of love, friendship, and the families we create, "Home Again" is a modern romantic comedy with one very big life lesson: starting over is not for beginners.

Plot Keywords: milf, little black dress, older woman younger man sex, premarital sex, miniskirt, short skirt, male objectification ...

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#25. Captain Ron (1992)

Storyline: A family in Chicago inherits the yacht formerly owned by Clark Gable. They decide to sail it from the island of Ste. Pomme de Terre to Miami, and they sail with the assistance of Captain Ron and their lives will never be the same again.

Plot Keywords: family relationships, sailing, boat, pimp, caribbean sea, caribbean island, husband wife relationship ...

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#26. These Foolish Things (2006)

Storyline: Screen luminaries Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston and Terence Stamp lead a stellar ensemble cast in this extraordinary, heartwarming rags-to-riches story set in 1930s England. A struggling young actress, a fledgling director and an ambitious playwright become embroiled in an emotional love triangle as they strive for recognition, fame and fortune in a world on the brink of World War II.

Plot Keywords: fainting, 1930s, aspiring actress, reading, book, cousin cousin relationship, band ...

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#28. Under the Rainbow (1981)

Storyline: In 1938 Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of The Wizard of Oz (1939)). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.—<rth@ece.arizona.edu>

Plot Keywords: dwarf, title spoken by character, dog, map, sword, sword fight, mistaken identity ...

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#29. Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Storyline: Myron Breckinridge (Rex Reed) is waiting for his sex-change operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room. Before the drugged doctor begins Myron's operation, he counsels him. Myron persists and the doctor goes through with it. An enthusiastic audience observing the operation applauds the medical achievement and rises in a standing ovation. After the operation, Myron arrives in Hollywood as Myra Breckinridge (Raquel Welch) while in the rest of this movie, Myron pops up from time to time as Myra's alter ego. Myra goes to an acting academy owned by her uncle, Buck Loner (John Huston), a former cowboy star. The real reason for Myra's arrival is to claim her half of Uncle Buck's estate, to which she says she's entitled. Buck Loner stalls by giving her a job teaching the history of motion pictures. Buck Loner has several friends. One of them is Leticia Van Allen (Mae West), an ancient Hollywood talent scout. The sex-starved septuagenarian runs an acting agency "for leading men only".—alfiehitchie, RavenGlamDVDCollector ElectricLadyLand

Plot Keywords: taking off clothes, reference to christopher columbus, reference to james bond, two word title, name in title, farce, uncle niece relationship ...

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