Adventure (1945)

Director
Victor Fleming

Main cast
Clark Gable; Greer Garson; Joan Blondell; Thomas Mitchell; Tom Tully

Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy

Description
A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meet librarian.


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