Movies:
To Please a Lady
- Rating:
- Genre: Drama
- Movie Type: Sports Drama
- Themes: Car Racing
- Director: Clarence Brown
- Main Cast: Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Roland Winters, Will Geer
- Release Year: 1950
- Country: US
- Run Time: 91 minutes
Plot
Arrogant Mike Brannan (Clark Gable) is a famous driver of midget race cars and is the type of man crowds love to hate. He earned his bad-boy image after he is blamed for causing a fatal crash during a race. Wanting to see if all the hoopla is true, tough columnist Regina Forbes (Barbara Stanwyck) tries to interview her, but Mike refuses. Later she watches as he is involved in another deadly crash. Believing he deliberately caused the accident, she rakes him over the coals in her column and this leads to his disbarment from the racing circuit. In order to make ends meet, the disgraced Mike begins driving in a stunt show. Eventually, he earns enough money to allow him to buy a full-sized race car. The film's exciting finale was shot at the Indianapolis Speedway. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie GuideCast
- Clark Gable - Mike Brannan
- Barbara Stanwyck - Regina Forbes
- Adolphe Menjou - Gregg
- Roland Winters - Dwight Barrington
- Will Geer - Jack Mackay
William C. McGraw - Joie Chitwood; Emory Parnell - Mr. Wendall; Lela Bliss - Regina's Secretary; Frank Jenks - Newark Press Agent; Bill Hickman - Mike's Mechanic; Lew Smith - Bit; Ted Husing - Indianapolis Announcer; Hal K. Dawson - Bit; Marcel dela Brosse; Cay Forester; Byron Foulger - Shoe Fitter; John Gallaudet - IMRA Promoter; Tom Hanlon; Jerry Hausner; Holmes Herbert; Al Hill - Steward; Frank Hyers; Richard W. Joy - TV Voice; John McGuire - Newark Referee; Carlotta Monti; William Newell - Hank Harmon; Anne O'Neal; Lee Phelps - Steward; Helen Spring - Janie; Bill Welsh - Sports Announcer; Arthur M. Loew, Jr. - Studio Production Man; Jean Ransome; Dick Simmons; Tim Ryan
