Lana Turner, dubbed "The Sweater Girl" by the press, was barely out of her teens when she was cast opposite Clark Gable in 1941's "Honky Tonk". It was her first starring role and she was petrified, especially since she'd be alongside "The King". As many women were, Lana was in complete awe of Clark and would visibly tremble when doing a scene with him. Clark was very patient and often would joke with Turner to put her at ease. The result was a playful and very sexy combination. Legend has it that Carole Lombard, Clark's wife at the time, would often show up on the set during the filming of their love scenes to distract Turner. This upset Lana to no end and sometimes to the point of tears!

"Honky Tonk" was released in October of 1941 and was a blockbuster hit. MGM wasted no time pairing the two the following year for"Somewhere, I'll Find You".

In January of 1942, during the filming of "Somewhere, I'll Find You", Carole Lombard was killed while returning home from a war bond selling trip. Clark was devastated and took a leave of absence. When production resumed in March, it was a closed and somber set. Shortly after "Somewhere, I'll Find You" was released in August of 1942, Gable enlisted in the Army Air Corps to escape the incredible grief of having lost Carole.

The next time that Gable and Turner would work together again would be in 1948's "Homecoming" and finally in 1954's"Betrayed".

Lana would later state that Clark was a major influence in her life."He was very kind and considerate to me. Whenever I fluffed a line he would say 'That's alright, don't worry about it'. And you know what he'd do? He'd blow a couple of lines just so I wouldn't feel bad. And it was really important to me, not only for the film, but in my life."