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for October 1932
Here's the great he-man of the movies at a Hollywood first night. No, no — not Jimmie Durante! Clark Gable, with Mrs. Cable. Jimmy's the runner-upper.
By Ben IS/laddox
MEET Clark Gable today! This he-man with dimples ; this gangster who went heroic by feminine demand ; this most desired of all current screen lovers — where does he go from here ?
His powerful performance in "Strange Interlude" has clinched his right to stardom. Unofficially M-G-M's biggest male draw for the past six months, he is on his own for the first time in the just completed "China Seas."
What is Hollywood doing to him? How has this amazing whirl from obscurity to the foremost position in the talkies affected him? Can he possibly live up to all the grand breaks he has had so far? And, to be personal, is it true that fame is splitting up his second marriage?
Some other stellar men about town have been saying, "Poor Clark ! We feel sorry for him. No one could keep a level head with all the publicity and adulation that have been showered on him !"
Logical, but after you meet and talk to Clark Gable you're ready to answer, "Sour grapes !"
Hollywood has affected him, certainly ! What's more, he's man enough to admit it. But the change is a sensible, admirable one !
Every actress yearns to play opposite Gable. Every honest male star recognizes the potent appeal Clark exerts in pictures. And you and I know that he is one of the best topics in any social gathering. The Gable craze can be likened only to the Valentino boom of yester-year.
I wanted to know what he, himself, thinks of all the excitement he has stirred up. Learn his own conception of how popularity has altered him. There's nothing quite so authentic as letting a man speak for himself.
The first thing he said was t'he most unusual statement I've ever heard from the lips of a star. I've interviewed most of them, and Gable is the very first who ever announced, "I haven't done anything big yet !"
This from the fellow who has teamed with Garbo, Shearer, Crawford, Davies — and won equal honors with these long acclaimed ladies !
"I have never carried a pic (Continued on page 81)
Gable, Today ! Has he Changed? Is he Happy? What's New?
Above, the house in Cadiz, Ohio, where Gable was born. Right, his new Beverly Hills home.