The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)

When a movie star is kidnapped, everyone thinks it's a publicity stunt. It's not.

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Richard Alan Simmons (screenplay), Sylvia Tate (based on a novel by)

Stars:

Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Meeker

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jane Russell	...	Laurel Stevens
Keenan Wynn	...	Dandy
Ralph Meeker	...	Mike Valla
Fred Clark	...	Police Sergeant McBride
Una Merkel	...	Bertha
Benay Venuta	...	Daisy Parker
Robert Harris	...	Barney Baylies (as Robert H. Harris)
Bob Kelley	...	Television Announcer
Dick Haynes	...	Disc Jockey
John Truax	...	Publicity Agent
Milton Frome	...	Police Lieutenant Dempsey
Adolphe Menjou	...	Arthur Martin

Storyline

Laurel Srevens (Jane Russell), a movie star is kidnapped by a pair of amateurs, Mike Valla (Ralph Meeker) and "Dandy" (Keenan Wynn). But their hearts aren't really into their work and they decide to let her go. Laurel, worried abut the effect a phoney kidnapping will have on her career, tells them they've got to go through with it for real. She points out that in the past, she's been a party to number of outrageous publicity stunts and, because they abducted her on the eve of the release of her new film, "The Kidnapped Bride," she tells them her career will collapse unless they make the kidnapping look like it was on the level.

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Plot Keywords:

movie star | kidnapping | career | amateur | detective | 

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Taglines:

POLCE HINT PUBLICITY STUNT! (original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Camisola Cor-de-Rosa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Russ-Field Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ray Danton was originally cast in the role of Mike, but was let go after only two days of filming because he came down with laryngitis. However, according to gossip columns of the time that wasn't the real reason: "The laryngitis was announced as the reason for Ray Danton's bow-out as Jane Russell's leading man in The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown turned out to be the fuzziest announcement of the year. The real reason Ray's out of the cast: After looking at the rushes, Producer Bob Waterfield [Jane's husband] decided he was too young for Jane. Ralph Meeker is now playing the role." {Danton was 10 years younger than Jane.}

User Reviews

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A popular movie star is kidnapped,and everyone thinks,it's a publicity gag for her new picture "The Kidnapped Bride" - it isn't,but nobody cares,because everybody thinks it is! The diva falls in love with one of her kidnappers - that was clear from the beginning,of course,but that doesn't matter. A nice idea,transpositioned in a delightful,amusing comedy full of funny and also sarcastic gags and dialogues,with terrific actors(Jane Russell - who wears a blonde wig in the first part - is nearly as good as in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes",if not better)and a good story...it is a pity that this movie is almost forgotten today!I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece-but I liked it very much!