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Overview
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Writer:
George Wells (writer)
Release Date:
29 July 1957 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
His world is guys and dolls! Her world is gowns and glamor! more
Plot:
When Mike Hagen and Marilla Brown marry after a whirlwind romance on the west coast, they return to...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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Lauren Bacall, Annette Bening, Jeff Bridges: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:13 PM, PST)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:13 PM, PST)
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Glossy, forgettable Vincente Minnelli nonsense...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Gregory Peck | ... | Mike Hagen | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Marilla Brown Hagen | |
| Dolores Gray | ... | Lori Shannon | |
| Sam Levene | ... | Ned Hammerstein | |
| Tom Helmore | ... | Zachary Wilde | |
| Mickey Shaughnessy | ... | Maxie Stultz | |
| Jesse White | ... | Charlie Arneg | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Johnnie 'O' | |
| Edward Platt | ... | Martin J. Daylor | |
| Alvy Moore | ... | Luke Coslow | |
| Carol Veazie | ... | Gwen | |
| Jack Cole | ... | Randy Owens |
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Runtime:
118 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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George Burns later told Gregory Peck that his reaction to getting the plate turned over in his lap was one of the best of its kind Burns had ever seen.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In Marilla's office, just after she's accepted the job with the Broadway show, the men's shoes make the sound of shoes on hard flooring, despite the fact that they're actually on a thick shag rug.
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Quotes:
Mike Hagen:
I'm going into the men's room now, to change into the bus boy's green pants.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dallas: Designing Women (#14.12)" (1991)
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Soundtrack:
There'll Be Some Changes Made
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Witless romp featuring Gregory Peck as a sports-writer who has a whirlwind courtship with fashion guru Lauren Bacall, leading to a quick trip to the altar. CinemaScope fluff directed by a water-treading Vincente Minnelli does allow Peck to loosen up for a change, but the screenplay seems to have been written around the opportunities for mini-fashion shows (indeed, costumer Helen Rose devised the movie's premise, which helped win a Best Screenplay Oscar for writer George Wells). It's very slow on laughs until the amusing farcical conclusion. Peck and Bacall are not quite the sparkling romantic duo they're meant to be, nor is the lackluster supporting cast any help. Good to look at, perhaps, but certainly not memorable. *1/2 from ****