Supposedly Carole counteracted the breath by chewing garlic. Gotta love a woman who can take care of a problem and keep vampires away at the same time.
But that still doesn't answer the question ... Gable or Tracy? The tall, suave, debonair man's man? Or the smaller, rough-and-tumble, down-to-earth good guy?
(And, no, you can't pick Cary Grant -- that's just too easy.)