Who is doris day's daughter

“Teacher’s Pet” is a deliciously funny look at journalism, and the clash between ‘formal’ education vs. practical experience, with higher learning championed by Doris Day, and the ‘School of Hard Knocks’ represented by the ‘King’, himself, Clark Gable.

Despite an obvious age difference (Gable, at 57, was showing all of his years), the chemistry between the stars is electric, and with Oscar-nominated Gig Young providing terrific comic support as Gable’s brilliant yet down-to-earth competition for Day, the film manages to be both witty and wise.

With over a quarter century of playing newspapermen, the role of hard-boiled City Editor Jim Gannon fit Clark Gable like an old shoe.

No-nonsense, pragmatic, and a workaholic, Gannon was the classic ‘school drop-out’ who learned the newspaper business from the ground up, and held college in contempt. While Gannon was obviously a dinosaur, even by 1950s’