Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

JohnHowardReid Not one of Clark Gable's best career choices, as the movie actually goes out of its way to draw our attention to Gable's age and his suitability or unsuitability to marry a younger woman. The problem is that Gable himself actually looks about fifteen years older than his on-screen character's age, so that we already know the conclusion before the question is even asked! And the film's title, of course, is a dead give-away as well! Another problem is that in addition to its slight plot, the film is on the talkative side. Fortunately, production values are good and Gable's support cast is first rate, with Lilli Palmer really excelling herself in a made-to-order role. Walter Lang's direction, however, is completely undistinguished, aside, of course, from his trade mark opening. Lang always like to begin his films with a shot of a geographical skyline - and "But Not For Me" is no exception to the rule!

lowenahouse Along with "Teacher's Pet," "But Not For Me" is a topnotch showcase for Gable's talent for deft self-deprecation. Following heroic service in World War II (for which he was decorated), and the tragedy of wife Carole Lombard's death while entertaining with a USO troupe, he has matured as both a person and an actor. The personality remains appealing, unique even, but he is now a former superstar charmingly twitting his image as mega-heartthrob in decades of earlier film roles. Lilli Palmer plays his ironic and amused ex-wife in this sophisticated, intelligent romance. It's light comedy but (as with Powell & Loy's "The Thin Man") good writing and masterly acting elevate froth to satisfying entertainment.

moonspinner55 Clark Gable, in one of his final film roles, plays a theatrical producer fighting off the unwanted affections of his smitten juvenile secretary, later using his predicament as the basis for a new play. Odd to find latter-day Gable in such an outright piece of fluff; he looks a little unsure of himself initially, but eventually locates the spirit of the piece and warms up midway. As the lovestruck working girl, Carroll Baker is sweet yet also rather stiff, and her hair and clothes don't seem to match her age (she doesn't look like what other young ladies of this period might look like). Remake of 1935's "Accent on Youth" is hackneyed and coy, but the cast (including Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb) manage to sell it despite shortcomings in the material and the handling. **1/2 from ****

soranno In one of his last films, Clark Gable portrays an entertainment executive who decides to regain lost youth by having a love affair with his young secretary (Carroll Baker). The film has its flaws and it's certainly no "Gone With The Wind" but Gable still manages to give an excellent performance here.