PARNELL was Clark Gable's biggest financial disaster. He was so struck by the thud that he vowed to never again play in a period piece. The failure of PARNELL caused the studio to have to convince him to accept the role of Rhett Butler in another period film that did somewhat better. Based
on a play, the movie had the screenplay written by not one, but two eminent playwrights, Van Druten and Behrman, but it didn't help. The problem was the miscasting of Gable, whose attempts at an Irish accent were laughable. A 1936 popularity poll named Gable as "King of Hollywood," so he must have
thought he could play the role of the "uncrowned King of Ireland." He was mistaken....
Released:
1937
Rated:
NR
Length:
115 mins