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The Hucksters is a 1947 MGM film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable that marked the debut of Deborah Kerr in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold and Ava Gardner. The movie is based on the novel The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman, Sr., a skewering of the post-World War II radio advertising industry with a racy backdrop for its day involving Gable and his alternating pursuit of Kerr and Gardner.
Original Release
07/17/1947
US Release
07/17/1947
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clark Gable | Victor Albee Norman |
| Deborah Kerr | Kay Dorrance |
| Sydney Greenstreet | Evan Llewellyn Evans |
| Adolphe Menjou | Mr. Kimberly |
| Ava Gardner | Jean Ogilvie |
| Keenan Wynn | Buddy Hare |
| Edward Arnold | David 'Dave' Lash |
| Aubrey Mather | Mr. Glass, Valet |
| Richard Gaines | Cooke |
| Frank Albertson | Max Herman |
Directors
Writers
Frederic Wakeman, Luther Davis, Edward Chodorov, George Wells
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clark Gable | Victor Albee Norman |
| Deborah Kerr | Kay Dorrance |
| Sydney Greenstreet | Evan Llewellyn Evans |
| Adolphe Menjou | Mr. Kimberly |
| Ava Gardner | Jean Ogilvie |
| Keenan Wynn | Buddy Hare |
| Edward Arnold | David 'Dave' Lash |
| Aubrey Mather | Mr. Glass, Valet |
| Richard Gaines | Cooke |
| Frank Albertson | Max Herman |
| Douglas Fowley | Georgie Gaver |
| Clinton Sundberg | Michael Michaelson |
| Gloria Holden | Mrs. Kimberly |
| Connie Gilchrist | Betty - Switchboard Operator |
| Kathryn Card | Miss Regina Kennedy |
| Lillian Bronson | Miss Hammer - Secretary |
| Vera Marshe | Gloria, West Coast Secretary |
| Ralph Bunker | Allison |
| Virginia Dale | Kimberly Receptionist |
| Jimmy Conlin | Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |
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