Love on the Run

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Love on the Run

1936

1h 20m

Comedy

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London-based newspaper reporter Mike Anthony (Clark Gable) is assigned to cover the marriage of heiress Sally Parker (Joan Crawford) to the greedy Prince Igor (Ivan Lebedeff). His rival, Barnabas Pells (Franchot Tone), sets out to interview a famed aviator, Baron Otto Spandermann (Reginald Owen), and his wife, Hilda (Mona Barrie). When Mike falls for Sally, the two attempt to escape to Paris, but they are closely trailed by Barney, who is looking to scoop the story.

Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

09/25/2019

The elements are all familiar, not to say hokum, but the charm of Love on the Run is the speed and ingenuity with which they have been fitted into a brand-new pattern.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

09/05/2006

C+

Though the plot line is thin, the presence of Crawford and Gable make it watchable.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/11/2005

C+

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

04/09/2004

3/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

08/24/2003

4/5

Charming romantic comedy with the stars at their peak.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 05/13/2023

It really wants to be It Happened One Night. It isn't, but that does not mean it isn't fun.

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michele a

@Ladybug2020 07/14/2021

Joan young and married to Tone then.

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02/25/2020

Very funny romantic comedy with Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Franchot Tone all on top form as the story gets steadily more and more crazy.

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04/15/2017

Fun Gable movie. Crawford is mis-cast. Am becoming a big Franchot Tone fan. The castle caretaker is lotta fun.

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 04/23/2016

Love on the Run is an incredible film. It is about a runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue. Joan Crawford and Clark Gable give fantastic performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. W.S. Van Dyke did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor and romance. Love on the Run is a must see.

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07/06/2014

Two of my least favorite old Hollywood stars, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable star in this screwball comedy. I do have a morbid fascination with the bizarre Crawford, who is woefully miscast as a runaway heiress in this screwball comedy, ALA "It Happened One Night." It probably doesn't help that I'm not a fan of the leads, but this film just didn't seem all that funny or interesting. Franchot Tone and William Demarest also appear.

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Synopsis

London-based newspaper reporter Mike Anthony (Clark Gable) is assigned to cover the marriage of heiress Sally Parker (Joan Crawford) to the greedy Prince Igor (Ivan Lebedeff). His rival, Barnabas Pells (Franchot Tone), sets out to interview a famed aviator, Baron Otto Spandermann (Reginald Owen), and his wife, Hilda (Mona Barrie). When Mike falls for Sally, the two attempt to escape to Paris, but they are closely trailed by Barney, who is looking to scoop the story.

Director: W. S. Van Dyke II
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter: Gladys Hurlbut, John Lee Mahin, Manuel Seff
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 1936, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 1h 20m

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