The Hucksters (1947) | |
Director(s) | Jack Conway |
Producer(s) | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
Top Topics | Advertising, Book-Based |
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The Hucksters (1947) was a Drama - Comedy Film directed by Jack Conway and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr..
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The Hucksters (1947)
By Angela on Aug 14, 2012 From Hollywood RevueAfter coming home from World War II, Vic Norman (Clark Gable) wants to get back into the advertising business.? When he lands an interview with Mr. Kimberly (Adolphe Menjou) at Kimberly Advertising Agency, their meeting is interrupted by Evan Llewellyn Evans (Sidney Greenstreet), the very demanding ... Read full article
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By Dawn on Nov 19, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksThe Hucksters (1947). Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner and Keenan Wynn . War veteran Victor Albee Norman returns to New York City, wanting to land an advertising job with the Kimberly Advertising Agency. During his interview with Mr. Kimberly, Victor ... Read full article
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[snaps fingers]
Victor Albee Norman: snap, just like that - and that's the end of the gravy, for you, and me, and Evans. Sign it love and kisses, Vic.
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The novel upon which this film is based was itself inspired by a real-life exposé in "The Saturday Evening Post". The four-part article, entitled "The Star Spangled Octopus," was a look at how the talent and promotional agency MCA had managed to monopolize most areas of popular entertainment by the mid-1940s. In the novel, the character of Dave Lash is based directly on MCA founder and president Jules C. Stein and his right-hand-man is based on Lew Wasserman. The movie version retains these elements of the book's form but is otherwise fairly sanitized. The one exception: the exterior of the fictional agency Talent Ltd. is shown once during the movie - and the building in the shot is unmistakably MCA's Beverly Hills headquarters.
This picture marked the American film debut of British actress Deborah Kerr.
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