Will Stanton (actor) mostly in small and supporting roles. Notable films in which he appeared include: the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, whose ensemble cast included Cary Grant, W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper and Edward Everett Horton; the classic "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; the 1936 film adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's classic, "Last of the Mohicans", directed by George B. Seitz, and starring Randolph Scott; "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937), starring Errol Flynn and Claude Rains; Howard Hawks' 1941 classic, "Sergeant York", with Gary Cooper; and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947), directed by Joseph
Clark Gable of this reached MGM, studio executives began to badger the Army Air Forces to reassign its most valuable screen actor to noncombat duty. In November 1943, Gable returned to the United States to edit his film, only to find that the personnel shortage of aerial gunners had already been rectified. He was allowed to complete the film anyway, joining the First Motion Picture Unit in Hollywood. In May 1944, Gable was promoted to major. He hoped for another combat assignment, but when the invasion of Normandy came and went in June without any further orders, Gable was relieved from active