When Irving Thalberg, MGM's production chief, negotiated with Warner Bros. to cast Paul Muni, Muni told him, "I'm about as Chinese as Herbert Hoover." Thalberg had to lend Clark Gable and Leslie Howard to Warners to secure Muni's services. The first time that Irving Thalberg's name appeared onscreen. The movie - the last one he produced--was dedicated to him "as his last great achievement." Irving Thalberg envisioned casting only Chinese actors for the movie, but gave up t ...[Read Story ]