How old was Clark Gable in his first movie: Forbidden Paradise?
Clark Gable was 21 in Forbidden Paradise when he played the character 'Soldier in Czarina's guard (uncredited)'.
That was over 100 years ago in 1924.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 1960 he died aged just 59, starring in 135 films in his career, 134 of those after Forbidden Paradise was first released. If he were alive today he would be 123.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Forbidden Paradise, I think Clark Gable looks:
Did you know?
- Director Ernst Lubitsch has worked with Clark Gable just once in his career.
- Clark Gable's first movie was as 'Soldier in Czarina's guard (uncredited)' in Forbidden Paradise, released in 1924 when he was 21
- Forbidden Paradise scores 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
