To Please a Lady
6.2
“CLARK GABLE - BARBARA STANWYCK - HE'S MISTER SPEED! SHE'S MISS SPITFIRE!”
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.
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Cast
27 people
Clark Gable
Mike Brannan
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Barbara Stanwyck
Regina Forbes
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Lady Eve
Clarence Brown
Barré Lyndon
James Basevi
Adolphe Menjou
Gregg
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Helen Rose
Marge Decker
Will Geer
Jack Mackay
Known for
Jeremiah Johnson
The Waltons
Harold Rosson
Roland Winters
Dwight Barrington
Known for
Blue Hawaii
Bigger Than Life
Cedric Gibbons
Clarence Brown Director · Barré Lyndon Screenplay Marge Decker Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $1.9M · United States release October 13, 1950
Box office
Budget
$1,853,000
Worldwide gross
$2,922,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 13, 1950
Theatrical
Austria
May 1, 1952
Denmark
October 11, 1951
Finland
September 14, 1951
France
January 11, 1952
Germany
January 4, 1952 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 1951
Mexico
February 21, 1951
Portugal
January 10, 1952
Spain
November 27, 1952 · Madrid
Sweden
February 26, 1951
Türkiye
April 1, 1954
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