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The Hucksters

Play trailer Poster for The Hucksters 1947,  1h 55m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 60% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 56% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
60% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Eager to reestablish his advertising career after the war, Vic Norman (Clark Gable) convinces an executive (Adolphe Menjou) that he can secure the challenging Evans Beauty Soap account. Despite the grating eccentricity of the company head (Sydney Greenstreet), Vic pitches a campaign that includes war widow Kay Dorrance (Deborah Kerr) and tells her the ad will be aboveboard. Falling for the proper Kay, however, Vic grows uncomfortable with the increasingly slick shenanigans necessary to succeed.

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Ian Kane Epoch Times Dec 31, 2023
4/5
“The Hucksters” serves up some scathing satire along with lots of heartfelt romance, and quite a few hilarious scenes. Go to Full Review
Moira Walsh America Magazine Jul 15, 2021
Even the broadly farcical elements of its presentation here have the ring of truth. Go to Full Review
James Agee The Nation Jun 28, 2021
I dislike the movie as I disliked what little I could read of the book: for I find uniquely nauseating the spectacle of incurable corruption laboring under delusions of honesty. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 11, 2012
B-
This topical chronice of Madison Avenue was one of Gable's most popular films after WWII; it features Deborah Kerr in her first American movie Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 15, 2009
C+
Even though the film turns out as a passable farce it doesn't have the same sting as the book. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Conway

Director

Clark Gable

Victor Albee Norman

Deborah Kerr

Kay Dorrance

Sydney Greenstreet

Evan Llewellyn Evans

Adolphe Menjou

Mr. Kimberly

Ava Gardner

Jean Ogilvie

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The Hucksters

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Movie Info

Synopsis Eager to reestablish his advertising career after the war, Vic Norman (Clark Gable) convinces an executive (Adolphe Menjou) that he can secure the challenging Evans Beauty Soap account. Despite the grating eccentricity of the company head (Sydney Greenstreet), Vic pitches a campaign that includes war widow Kay Dorrance (Deborah Kerr) and tells her the ad will be aboveboard. Falling for the proper Kay, however, Vic grows uncomfortable with the increasingly slick shenanigans necessary to succeed.
Director
Jack Conway
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Screenwriter
Luther Davis, Edward Chodorov, George Wells
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 1947, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 55m
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