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\"AfterClark Gable<\/a> and Constance Bennet<\/a>t, two of the biggest stars in Hollywood in the early 1930s, teamed up only once for a fast-paced mystery\/drama called After Office Hours<\/i><\/a> (1935).<\/p>\n

This MGM release featured the King of Hollywood in a typical Gable-like role as Jim Branch, a hard-hitting New York news reporter who would do anything to scoop the headlines from his rival newspaper. The latest sensation is a rumor that Tommy Bannister (Harvey Stephens<\/a>) is having an affair with the wife of millionaire Henry King Patterson (Hale Hamilton<\/a>). Jim wants the dirt about the story but Henry King’s circle of friends is strictly society grade. Luckily, he has Sharon Norwood (Bennett) on his staff. She happens to be a socialite who is playing a working gal for a lark. She also happens to be good friends with Tommy Bannister. Jim decides to use her to get the inside story but falls in love with her in the process!<\/p>\n

After Office Hours<\/i> was clearly MGM’s attempt to capitalize on the success of Columbia Studios’ It Happened One Night<\/i> <\/a>\u00a0(1934). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had loaned Gable out to Columbia as punishment for his affair with Joan Crawford<\/a>. Frank Capra<\/a> cast him as the cocky reporter in that film and it turned out to be a box-office smash, raking in nearly $2.5 million. When MGM received their golden boy back they quickly cast him in a film with a similar story. He’s not chomping on a carrot in this film, but his Bugs Bunny<\/a> mannerisms are on display just like they were in It Happened One Night<\/i>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The only thing\u00a0After Office Hours<\/i>\u00a0lacked was the presence of a comedienne like Claudette Colbert.\u00a0Ms. Bennett resembled a porcelain doll and was just as fragile. Herman Mankiewicz<\/a> wrote a script packed with clever verbal repartee but Bennett lacked the ability to give her dialogue a humorous touch hence there was no zest in their interchanges. An actress like Claudette Colbert or Loretta Young<\/a> would have made the film much more entertaining.<\/div>\n

Nevertheless, if you want a fast-paced mystery with some top-notch talent, then it is well worth checking out After Office Hours<\/i>. Robert Z. Leonard<\/a> did a great job of directing the film and MGM would later recognize his talents and give him big-budget assignments such as The Great Ziegfeld<\/a>, Pride and Prejudice<\/a>,<\/i> and the Nelson Eddy<\/a>\/Jeanette MacDonald<\/a> films.<\/p>\n

Also in the cast is Billie Burke<\/a>, Stuart Erwin<\/a>, Henry Travers<\/a>, and Katharine Alexander.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Constance Metzinger runs the website <\/em>Silver Scenes<\/em><\/a>, \u201ca blog for classic film lovers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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