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The Hucksters

  • 6.7 /10

  • 18

  • 60%

Plot

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

Cast

Clark Gable as Victor Albee Norman
Clark Gable

as Victor Albee Norman

Deborah Kerr as Kay Dorrance
Deborah Kerr

as Kay Dorrance

Sydney Greenstreet as Evan Llewellyn Evans
Sydney Greenstreet

as Evan Llewellyn Evans

Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Kimberly
Adolphe Menjou

as Mr. Kimberly

Ava Gardner as Jean Ogilvie
Ava Gardner

as Jean Ogilvie

Keenan Wynn as Buddy Hare
Keenan Wynn

as Buddy Hare

Edward Arnold as David 'Dave' Lash
Edward Arnold

as David 'Dave' Lash

Aubrey Mather as Mr. Glass, Valet
Aubrey Mather

as Mr. Glass, Valet

Richard Gaines as Cooke
Richard Gaines

as Cooke

Frank Albertson as Max Herman
Frank Albertson

as Max Herman

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 17, 1947

Production Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.92 hrs

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Clark Gable ("Victor Norman") returns from WWII to rekindle his career in advertising. His cunning plan involves the glamorous war widow Deborah Kerr ("Kay"), nervous old ad agency boss "Mr. Kimberly" (Adoplhe Menjou), some considerable perspicacity and a whole load of soap. The latter element is provided by the wonderfully odious "Evan Llewellyn Evans" (Sydney Greenstreet,) the shrewd, but ghast…