NEVER LET ME GO [1953]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CAST: Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Richard Haydn, Bernard Miles,
Belita, Kenneth More, Karel Stepanek, Theodore Bikel, Anna Valentina,
When all efforts to get their wives out through diplomatic channels
fail, Denny and Sutherland buy a small sailing ship and set out with
Joe Brooks (Bernard Miles), a sailor, to a pre-arranged rendezvous off
the coast in the Baltic Sea. Through the help of coded messages from
Steve Quillan (Kenneth More), a radiocaster in Moscow, the girls are
notified to swim out to sea where the boat can pick them up. But only
Bdita shows up. REVIEWS:
Film Daily: Never Let Me Go is not a particularly strong title f or this drama of how love outwits the Communists. Neither is the picture a strong starring vehicle for Clark Gable or Gene Tierney, although their names give it importance and booking opportunities. . - . Love scenes between the two stars are good, with Miss Tierney getting a warm, tender feeling into them. Hollywood Reporter: An interesting, often suspenseful yam of the struggle of an American newspaperman to get his Russian bride out of the Soviet Union. The still magic name of Clark Gable to head the cast. . . This Clarence Brown production is a rather talky screenplay which is slow in developing action. Brown has chosen his cast flawlessly, all performances being good, and embellishes the story with captivating ballet scenes, handsome backgrounds and excellent photography. Brown also skillfully utilizes newsreel insertions to add authenticity to the film. My Review: I once read Gable was a good swimmer, and when he lived in Beverly Hill Hotel, he used to swim at night when coming back from work. In Never let me go, Clark demonstrated just how good a swimmer he was. It's kinda funny to see him wearing the weird-looking, sorta ancient style swim suit. But he did show a good stroke when he swims. At age 52, Clark was definitely showing signs of early Parkinson's Disease. Whenever there is a close-up, you could see a small wave trembling of his head as he speaks. Though he never went to the doctor to check on his condition, but it's common knowledge that Clark had to control the trembling whenever there is a close-up.
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