Clark Gable crash dieted before filming began in order to lose 25 lbs.
Average Shot Length = ~11 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.1 seconds.
Clark Gable had to stand on a box to look taller than his 6'4" co-star Robert Ryan in one scene.
Most of the long shots were actually Clark Gable's double, since the 54-year-old star had already suffered two heart attacks.
The first third of the movie was filmed entirely in the studio.