No Man of Her Own (1932 film)

No Man of Her Own
Theatrical poster
Directed byWesley Ruggles
Written byMilton Herbert Gropper
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Story byBenjamin Glazer
Edmund Goulding
Based onNo Bed of Her Own
by Val Lewton (uncredited)
Produced byAlbert Lewis
StarringClark Gable
Carole Lombard
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byOtho Lovering (uncredited)
Music byW. Franke Harling (uncredited)
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • December 15, 1932 (1932-12-15) (New York City)
  • December 30, 1932 (1932-12-30) (U.S.)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

No Man of Her Own is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together, several years before their own legendary marriage in real life. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles, and originated as an adaptation of No Bed of Her Own, a 1931 novel by Val Lewton, but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding, although it retained the title from Lewton's novel. It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name.

Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929, the plot focuses on the character "Babe" Stewart (played by Gable), a card sharp and gambling cheat, and "Connie Randall", a street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship. Prevalent themes throughout the story include crime, gambling, dishonesty, love, commitment and redemption.[1]

  1. ^ "No Man of Her Own". IMDb. December 30, 1932.