![]() Harry and his troupe have to stay at an Alpine hotel with other stopped due to the conflict including a scientist (Coburn), honeymooners (Paterson, Willes), a political activist (Meredith), and a munitions tycoon (Arnold) and his mistress, Russian countess, who Van thinks he recognizes as Irene. Their train is stopped and can’t cross the frontier because of the political climate and the impending possibility of war. Harry is later traveling through Europe in 1939 with his dance group, Les Blondes en route to Geneva. ![]() After a brief acquaintance, the two are separated for more than 20 years. He travels around the country performing and runs into an acrobat, Irene (Shearer). Les Blondes: Virginia Grey, Virginia Dale, Paula Stone, Bernadene Hayes, Joan Marsh, Lorraine KruegerĪfter World War I, Harry Van (Gable) hopes to break into show business. Right now, that’s difficult.Ĭast: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Charles Coburn, Joseph Schildkraut, Burgess Meredith, Laura Hope Crews, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher, Peter Willes, Pat Paterson, Hobart Cavanaugh (uncredited), Mitchell Lewis (uncredited), Frank Faylen (uncredited) ![]() ![]() This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. ![]()
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