Mogambo (1953) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Sam Zimbalist |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Remake |
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Mogambo Overview:
Mogambo (1953) was a Drama - Adventure Film directed by John Ford and produced by Sam Zimbalist.
SYNOPSIS
Gable, Kelly, and Gardner go on an African safari where they look glamorous enough to have just wandered by for cocktails. Gable plays the magnetic macho great white hunter, and Gardner the woman hunting the hunter while trying to distract the wandering eyes of the cool, married Kelly. A more sensual remake of Red Dust, in which Gable costarred with Jean Harlow 21 years later, aided by the assured direction of Ford and a dazzling cast.
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Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Ava Gardner | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Grace Kelly | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Mogambo (1953): John Ford Updates Red Dust
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 16, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsWhether it’s apocryphal or not the term “Mogambo” is purported to be the Swahili word for “passion,” although it’s difficult to know if this was only hearsay propagated by westerners (now including myself). Regardless, it boasts an intriguing if altogether curious... Read full article
90 Years of MGM- 1932’s Red Dust and 1953’s Mogambo
By Orson De Welles on Jun 26, 2014 From Classic Film FreakShare This!The battle of the sexes! The battle of the gorillas! These two films basically follow the same general plot but as pieces of entertainment are as different as a hurricane and a drought. And, although this is a reposting of an old post from a few years ago, we have one important change to ... Read full article
“All Sorts of Hunger in the World”: Mogambo
By Brandie on Aug 25, 2013 From True ClassicsTwo decades after burning up the screen with Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932), Clark Gable returned to the material that had made him one of the preeminent leading men of the 1930s when he starred in?Mogambo?(1953). This time around, the action–shot on location and brought to life in splendid Te... Read full article
Mogambo(1953).
By Dawn on Jul 2, 2012 From Noir and Chick FlicksMogambo(1953). Directer: John Ford. Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Donald Sinden. The film was adapted from the play by Wilson Colliso. Kelly won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress (1954), and the film was nominated for two Oscars, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Gardner), a... Read full article
Mogambo
By RBuccicone on Mar 20, 2012 From MacGuffin MoviesMogambo (1953) ?????Twenty-one years after Clark Gable made the exotically set romantic triangle drama Red Dust, he made it again. Gable’s rubber plantation owner in Indochina moves to Africa to a job in exotic animal sales for Mogambo.?Replace Jean Harlow‘s slutty prostitute with Ava Ga... Read full article
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Quotes from
Eloise Kelly: Hey! A kangaroo.
Eloise Kelly: [to Linda Nordley] Remember, I came here to be your friend. For your sake. And I'm keeping the offer open... It'll be rugged, but I'll keep it open.
Victor Marswell: Sometimes it
[alcohol]
Victor Marswell: gets you nasty enough to get a nasty job done.
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Facts about
Maureen O'Hara was the first choice for Honey Bear Kelly, but MGM needed Ava Gardner in a movie and made John Ford cast Gardner instead, which is one of the reasons for Ford's vicious treatment towards Gardner while filming.
Gene Tierney was first choice for the role of Linda. She dropped out due to emotional problems which were now interfering with her work.
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