If the snappy dialogue seems familiar its because it was written by the same guy who wrote the front page 1931 and its remake. Clark gable and hedy lamarr publicity photo for comrade x 1940. Camarada x, camarade x, corrispondente x comrade x director. Gable here is at his most debonair, schmoozing men and charming the ladies. Comrade x reteamed clark gable and hedy lamarr who had just worked together in boom town 1940, alongside spencer tracy and claudette colbert.
American reporter johnson clark gable and loyal communist theodore hedy lamarr begin their marriage of convenience with an accidental meeting with her old paratroop pal natasha lytess in his moscow hotel room in comrade x, 1940. Comrade x was well received by the critics, who singled out clark gable and especially hedy lamarr. Thompson hedy lamarr theodore an american reporter smuggling news out of soviet moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful communist leave the country. Comrade x is available on dvd through the warner brothers archive collection. The film is set in 1940, shortly after the united states recognized the soviet union, and just before russia became a valued ally in the war against hitler.
Mgms comrade x features clark gable and hedy lamarr in roles similar to those played by melvyn douglas and greta garbo in mgms ninotchka 1939. Harry potter complete 8 film collection bluray brand new sealed free ship. Rochelle hudson, frieda inescort, june lang, glenn ford. Hotel valet, vanya felix bressart discovers that american reporter, mac thompson clarke gable is comrade x and blackmails mac to smuggle his dangerously outspoken daughter, theodore hedy lamarr out of russia.
Upcoming events in clark gable history may 22, 2020. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the king vidor directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at moviefone want to do. Streaming the big country movie, westerns 1950 1959 100 years of movie posters 40 best film posters. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin international film festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to king vidors career.
Thompson, a newspaper reporter for the texas bugle, masquerades as an irresponsible roue in order to hide his identity as comrade x, the mysterious reporter who is sending embarrassing stories about russia to a big newspaper syndicate. Journalist mckinley mac thompson clark gable is on assignment in preworld war ii moscow and secretly files uncensored stories critical of the stalinist government with an american newspaper. This film tackles the red scare with a hefty dose of humor, attempting to answer the ageold question of whether people who believe in hot dogs and boogie woogie could ever truly be conquered by the communists. Comrade x 1940 baba yaga clark gable blade runner renoir king kong miyazaki mario 8 emerson empire.
Comrade x is a reporter in moscow smuggling out uncensored reports about the communist regime. The screenplay was written by ben hecht and charles lederer, from a story by walter reisch. Hotel valet vanya felix bressart discovers his true identity and blackmails him into spiriting his beloved daughter, a communist streetcar driver who calls herself theodore hedy lamarr, out of. Gable is actually the mysterious comrade x, who has been smuggling. Coming on the heels of garbos ninotchka this film was somewhat dismissed as lightweight.
Comrade x is a film directed by king vidor with clark gable, hedy lamarr, oskar homolka, felix bressart, year. With clark gable, hedy lamarr, oskar homolka, felix bressart. Mac thompson, american reporter in moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias comrade x, but hotel valet vanya discovers his secret. Comrade x 1940 towarzysz x multi subtitles youtube. Free add to library comrade x 1940 movie mp3 sound on. Comrade x 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thompson learns that vanya, the valet in his moscow hotel, has discovered his secret identity when the old man demands that the reporter take his.
Comrade x 1940 12 1940 us comedy, romance 1h 30m user score. Comrade x 1940 just before we got into world war ii, nazi germany and the soviet union had signed a nonaggression pact. Walter reisch who contributed to the screenplay and shared an academy award nomination in that category for ninotchka 1939 earned a best writing original story oscar nomination for this similar comedy drama starring clark gable and hedy lamarr in lieu of greta garbo and melvyn douglas. Read more about the film here and see over 190 pictures in the gallery. Comrade x is a 1940 american comedy spy film directed by king vidor and starring clark gable, hedy lamarr, and oskar homolka. Comrade x featuring clark gable and hedy lamarr is streaming via tv everywhere with tcm. Love on the run 1936 official trailer clark gable, joan crawford movie hd duration. In 1940 gable and lamarr were quite possibly the best looking couple in movies, or maybe even on the entire planet. Its a comedy and romance movie with an average imdb audience. Soldier of fortune premieres soldier of fortune premieres soldier of fortune, starring clark gable and susan hayward, premiered on may 22, 1955 may 25, 2020. This week, clark gable is a foreign correspondent in russia trying to drag an unwilling hedy lamarr back to america with him in comrade x 1940. Andy warhol films once acknowledged that comrade x was his favorite movie. A halfhearted derivation of ninotchka, comrade x stars clark gable as an american news reporter stationed in russia. Gable is actually the mysterious comrade x, who has been smuggling provocative.
Comrade x 1940 watch on tcm or streaming online reelgood. Latest comrade x 1940 movie mp3 sound for download. Made in 1940 extravaganza of a correspondent in moscow sending uncensored stories who is blackmailed by a german into marrying his ardently communist daughter and taking her to america. This gal has found herself or, better, mgm has found her, for she simply knocks over her role of theodore, looks ravishing and is the top ingredient of the show. Comrade x as title implies, action is laid in russia, with clark gable, a loveemandleaveem, elbowbending american reporter cutting a wide swath as a carefree lothario and outwitter of the.
An american reporter smuggling news out of soviet moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful communist leave the country. Telecharger camarade x film complet en francais vf hd 1940. Ben hecht and charles lederer wrote the screenplay for this. Media in category comrade x film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mac thompson clark gable is a foreign correspondent who has been. Comrade x 1940 journalist mckinley mac thompson clark gable is on assignment in preworld war ii moscow and secretly files uncensored stories critical of the stalinist government with an. Comrade x movie clip on the reactionary side moscow streetcar conductor theodore hedy lamarr does the dramatic communisttocapitalist wardrobe change for her temporary husband, american reporter johnson clark gable, whose colleague jane eve arden then arrives, in comrade x, 1940. Inspired by garbos ninotchka a much better film on any level king vidors romantic.
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