The Hucksters
1947 film by Jack Conway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hucksters is a 1947 American comedy drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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 Gable's character alternating in pursuit of Kerr and Gardner.
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| The Hucksters | |
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Written by | Luther Davis (screenplay) Edward Chodorov George Wells (adaptation) |
| Based on | The Hucksters 1946 novel by Frederic Wakeman Sr. |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Clark Gable Deborah Kerr Sydney Greenstreet Adolphe Menjou Ava Gardner Keenan Wynn Edward Arnold |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.4 million[1] |
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