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Cain and Mabel

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.2K
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Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
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Screwball ComedyComedyMusicalMysteryRomance

A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.

  • Director
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Laird Doyle
    • H.C. Witwer
  • Stars
    • Marion Davies
    • Clark Gable
    • Allen Jenkins
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lloyd Bacon
    • Writers
      • Laird Doyle
      • H.C. Witwer
    • Stars
      • Marion Davies
      • Clark Gable
      • Allen Jenkins
    • 35User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast99+

    Marion Davies
    Marion Davies
    • Mabel O'Dare
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Larry Cain
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Dodo
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Reilly
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Jake Sherman
    Robert Paige
    Robert Paige
    • Ronny Cauldwell
    • (as David Carlyle)
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Milo
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Aunt Mimi
    Pert Kelton
    Pert Kelton
    • Toddy
    William Collier Sr.
    William Collier Sr.
    • Pop Walters
    Sammy White
    • Specialty - Coney Island Number
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Charles Fendwick
    Allen Pomeroy
    • Tom Reed
    Robert Middlemass
    Robert Middlemass
    • Cafe Proprietor
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Reed's Manager
    Charles Teske
    • Dance Specialty
    Bobbie Adams
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Josephine Allen
    • Old Lady
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lloyd Bacon
    • Writers
      • Laird Doyle
      • H.C. Witwer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews35

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The carousel used in the Coney Island sequence was built for the film at a cost of $35,000 ($742,000 in 2022). Marion Davies kept it for her Santa Monica (CA) home after filming wrapped.
    • Goofs
      During the gargantuan MGM-style "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs" production number, a stage hand can be seen walking behind a white horse and carriage.
    • Quotes
      • Larry Cain: [to Mabel, insulting her performance] The man sitting next to me said, "I wonder what's she's doing on the stage all alone. She must have thrown her jockey!"
    • Connections
      Featured in Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936)
    • Soundtracks
      Coney Island
      (1936) (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Warren
      Lyrics by Al Dubin
      Played at the rehearsals in the theater and hotel room
      Performed by Marion Davies, Sammy White and chorus

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 26, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kain i Mabel
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 7, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(since renumbered to Stage 16)
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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