The King and Four Queens
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The King and Four Queens | |
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Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
Starring | Clark Gable Eleanor Parker |
Release date(s) | 1956 |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
The King and Four Queens (1956), a western movie, involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law: the drifter turns on the charm. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film also features Eleanor Parker.
[edit] Cast
- Clark Gable as Dan Kehoe
- Eleanor Parker as Sabina McDade
- Jean Willes as Ruby McDade
- Barbara Nichols as Birdie McDade
- Sara Shane as Oralie McDade
- Jo Van Fleet as Ma McDade
[edit] Book version
In 1956, Theodore Sturgeon "novelized" the original screen story by Margaret Fitts for Dell Books, who published it in December 1956 as a 25-cent paperback.