Vivien Leigh Hated Kissing Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind, His dentures smelled something awful.
Clark Gable had horrendous breath. It wasn’t his fault, however, as by his early 30s, he suffered from a severe gum disease called periodontitis. This also caused an infection in his gall bladder. The disease reached its peak during the filming of 1933’s Dancing Lady, which led production to go $150,000 over budget, due to delays and reshoots.
Eventually, Gable had to undergo oral surgery and have his teeth removed. He replaced them with a full set of dentures, which caused his bad breath. On top of everything that had already happened, he also developed halitosis – extremely bad breath that cannot be solved by mouthwash or mints. Not helping the problem was the fact Gable smoked a good number of cigarettes daily.
Leigh later said that “kissing Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind was not that exciting. His dentures smelled something awful.” Regardless, she put his bad breath aside and (very convincingly) smooched Gable in what is now an iconic kiss.
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