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The Hucksters(Movie, 1947)

1h 55min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

The Hucksters is a 1947 American comedy drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie is based on the novel The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman Sr., a skewering of the post-World War II radio advertising industry with Gable's character alternating in pursuit of Kerr and Gardner. ()

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About The Hucksters

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC), Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/17/1947

Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold, Aubrey Mather, Frank Albertson, Gloria Holden, Douglas Fowley, Chief Yowlachie, Clinton Sundberg, Connie Gilchrist, Jimmy Conlin, Marie Windsor, Richard Gaines, Theodore von Eltz, Kathryn Card, John McIntire, George O'Hanlon, Sam Ash, Lillian Randolph, Fred Sherman, Robert Emmett O'Connor

Director: Jack Conway

Producer: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.

Screenwriter: Luther Davis, George Wells, Edward Chodorov

Film Editor: Frank Sullivan

Director of Photography: Harold Rosson

Composer: Lennie Hayton

Production Designer: Cedric Gibbons

Keywords: integrity, advertising, widow, pratfall

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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