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Why did Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer reject Clark Gable in his first screen test?
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Clark Gable
American actor Clark Gable, undated photograph.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer rejected Clark Gable during his first screen test in part because producers believed his ears were too large for him to be considered a suitable leading man.1