{"id":75172,"date":"2021-08-17T14:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75172"},"modified":"2023-09-03T00:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T07:18:23","slug":"hucksters-the-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75172","title":{"rendered":"Hucksters, The (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A huckster is a peddler &#8212; you know, a hawker.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster-181x270.jpg 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Poster.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA reluctant but skilled radio ad man (Clark Gable) considers getting himself hired by Mr. Kimberly (Adolphe Menjou) of Kimberly Advertising Agency, who lives in fear of upsetting his biggest and pickiest client, Mr. Evans (Sydney Greenstreet); meanwhile, Gable kindles a romance with a beautiful nightclub singer (Ava Gardner) while also falling for a lovely but prim war widow (Deborah Kerr) who is at the center of one of their company&#8217;s campaigns.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adolphe Menjou Films<\/li>\n<li>Advertising<\/li>\n<li>Ava Gardner Films<\/li>\n<li>Clark Gable Films<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Kerr Films<\/li>\n<li>Edward Arnold Films<\/li>\n<li>Keenan Wynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Greenstreet Films<\/li>\n<li>Widows and Widowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDeborah Kerr made her American film debut in this adaptation of a novel by Frederick Wakeman, Sr. skewering the radio advertising industry. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s not much of note in the screenplay, which is primarily focused on Gable&#8217;s WWII-veteran not wanting to simply sell his soul to his job (presumably after living through the horrors of the war). Greenstreet is painted in broad strokes as a bullying Big Man with awful ideas: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Greenstreet-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Gable&#8217;s love triangle between Gardner and Kerr doesn&#8217;t hold much weight: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Triangle-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a fan of the big-name stars. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hucksters-Gardner-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a diehard Gable, Gardner, or Kerr fan. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039477\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/07\/18\/archives\/the-screen-the-hucksters-starring-gable-and-kerr-opens-at-capitol.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2236\/the-hucksters#articles-reviews?articleId=79830\">TCM Article<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A huckster is a peddler &#8212; you know, a hawker.&#8221; Synopsis: A reluctant but skilled radio ad man (Clark Gable) considers getting himself hired by Mr. Kimberly (Adolphe Menjou) of Kimberly Advertising Agency, who lives in fear of upsetting his biggest and pickiest client, Mr. Evans (Sydney Greenstreet); meanwhile, Gable kindles a romance with a beautiful nightclub singer (Ava Gardner) while also falling for a lovely but prim war widow (Deborah Kerr) who is at the center of one of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75172\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75172"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91059,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75172\/revisions\/91059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}