TEACHER’S PET (1958)

Clark Gable joins Doris Day in this romantic comedy. Despite their age difference, Gable’s magnetic personality allowed him to maintain his career as a sex symbol even well-into his late 50s. He stars as a newspaper editor who doesn’t believe in higher education. When he catches journalism teacher Day insulting his work, he signs up for her class under an assumed name, and romance blossoms. Married writers Fay and Michael Kanin had originally written the film as a drama, but they reportedly retooled it as a romantic comedy after they were unable to sell the script. Director-producer George Seaton modeled Gable’s office on the city room at the New York World Telegram and Sun and brought in reporters from around the nation to provide authentic background action.

d. George Seaton, 120m, DCP

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.