Reporter der Liebe (1958)

Reporter der Liebe: Directed by George Seaton. With Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young, Mamie Van Doren. A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.

“This sole teaming between jolly blonde Doris Day and charismatic Clark Gable works so well you wish that there had been more opportunities for them to appear on film together. Still, we have to content ourselves with this tale – where newspaper hack Gable goes to night class to learn journalism from Day, the daughter of a leading entrepreneur in the field of ‘real newsu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAbout five minutes in you know where this story is leading, but it sure is fun seeing it get there. Of great value in the cast is smarmy Gig Young as the perfect writer and the perfect intellectual (and the perfect foil to get on Gableu0026#39;s nerves). Youu0026#39;ll also spot Mamie Van Doren, that low-rent version of Marilyn Monroe, as Gableu0026#39;s showgirl cutie in a few scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e‘Teacheru0026#39;s Petu0026#39; is one of the unsung successes of Doris Dayu0026#39;s run of romantic comedies. Go on, treat yourself to an exceptional example of the genre.”