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Parnell

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 58m
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5.3/10
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Parnell (1937)
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The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the relationsh... Read allThe life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the relationship with married Katie O'Shea which threatens to bring all Parnell's plans to ruin. Moderat... Read allThe life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the relationship with married Katie O'Shea which threatens to bring all Parnell's plans to ruin. Moderately accurate historically.
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5.3/10
530
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  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • John Van Druten(screen play)
    • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
    • Elsie T. Schauffler(from the play by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Myrna Loy
    • Edna May Oliver
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  • Director
    • John M. Stahl
  • Writers
    • John Van Druten(screen play)
    • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
    • Elsie T. Schauffler(from the play by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Myrna Loy
    • Edna May Oliver
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    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Clark Gable in Parnell (1937)
    Clark Gable in Parnell (1937)
    Clark Gable, Donald Crisp, Eily Malyon, Frank Sheridan, and Russell Simpson in Parnell (1937)
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    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Parnell (1937)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Parnell (1937)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Parnell (1937)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Parnellas Parnell
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Katieas Katie
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Aunt Benas Aunt Ben
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Campbellas Campbell
    Alan Marshal
    Alan Marshal
    • Willieas Willie
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Davittas Davitt
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Claraas Clara
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • The O'Gorman Mahonas The O'Gorman Mahon
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Murphyas Murphy
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Gladstoneas Gladstone
    Byron Russell
    • Healyas Healy
    Brandon Tynan
    Brandon Tynan
    • Redmondas Redmond
    Phyllis Coghlan
    • Ellenas Ellen
    • (as Phillis Coghlan)
    Neil Fitzgerald
    • Pigottas Pigott…
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Sir Charles Russellas Sir Charles Russell
    Robert Adair
    • Officeras Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Fatheras Father
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Man in Officeas Man in Office
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John M. Stahl
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(screen play)
      • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
      • Elsie T. Schauffler(from the play by)
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    • Trivia
      After the movie flopped at the box-office, Clark Gable told MGM not to bother casting him in any more "period" pieces, preferring to play only in contemporary movies. This was part of the reason Gable was reluctant to accept the role of Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939).
    • Quotes

      [Parnell tries to convince Mrs. O'Shea of his love]

      Charles Stewart Parnell: Have you never felt there might be someone, somewhere who, if you could meet them, was the person that you'd been always meant to meet? Have you never felt that?

    • Soundtracks
      Irish Folk Song Medley
      (uncredited)

      Traditional Irish music played during the opening credits include

      "The Minstrel Boy"

      "Irish Washerwoman"

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    4/10
    Incredible miscasting
    If one were to see the movie Captain Boycott and see Robert Donat in a brief cameo as Charles Stewart Parnell making a speech you would be seeing a far closer portrayal to the real Parnell then Clark Gable gave in this film. Myrna Loy wasn't too much better as Kitty O'Shea, both the leads looked like they had something else on their minds.

    The real Charles Stewart Parnell was a great Irish patriot who by force of intellect and oratory rose to the head of the Irish party in the House of Commons. During the 1880s the members for Ireland in Parliament under Parnell's leadership held the balance of power between the Conservatives and Liberals. If the whole business with his affair with Mrs. O'Shea had not come to light, Ireland might very well have gotten it's own parliament and essentially home rule which was Parnell's goal. He accomplished this all the while clinging to his Protestant faith. The fact that Parnell was a Protestant was not mentioned at all in this film.

    Also, the key to Parnell's downfall was his haughtiness. He was not an easy guy to like. He was a great Irish patriot, but he was also haughty and arrogant. When he was brought down by a back street affair come to light, even a lot of his allies weren't unhappy at his political demise.

    Before the affair came to light, his enemies tried another gambit with some forged letters that purported to show Parnell's complicity in the assassinations of Lord Fredrick Cavendish and his secretary in Phoenix Park in Dublin in 1881. The trial scenes were the best in the film and it might have been a good film had they stuck to that of course with someone else playing Parnell. The best performance in the film is that of George Zucco who was Parnell's attorney, Sir Charles Russell. Running a close second in acting is Alan Marshal who plays Myrna Loy's husband, Captain O'Shea who thinks by pimping his wife to Parnell he can advance his own career.

    Gable took ribbing for this film the rest of his life and even he admitted it laid an ostrich egg.
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Za slavu i ljubav
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,547,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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