June 26, 1936 –
The MGM drama, San Francisco, directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy, was released on this date.
Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald did not get along at all during filming, and avoided each other completely off the set. Before filming his first love scene with Jeanette MacDonald, whom he did not like and did not enjoy working with, Clark Gable reportedly filled up on a big spaghetti lunch. When the time came for him to kiss her, his breath was so bad from garlic that she nearly fainted.
