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6.3/10   315 votes
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Director:
Michael Kidd
Writers:
Isobel Lennart (screenplay) and
I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 April 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
Downtrodden but creative English school-teacher (Danny Kaye) on archeological trip discovers joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli). more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
This Charming Man more (20 total)

Cast

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Danny Kaye ... Andrew Larabee
Pier Angeli ... Selena Gallini
Salvatore Baccaloni ... Antonio Gallini (as Baccaloni)
Noel Purcell ... Matthew Larabee
Robert Coote ... Dudley Larabee
Patricia Cutts ... Letitia Fairchild
Rex Evans ... Gregory Larabee
Walter Kingsford ... Mr. Fairchild
Peter Mamakos ... Vittorio Gallini

Rhys Williams ... Constable
Tommy Rall ... Giacomo Gallini
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Perspecta Sound) (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18941) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Sol C. Siegel Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Wires can be viewed twice: when Andrew's ringmaster costume inflates and he rises to the tent top and when Selena's brothers chase Andrew up to the trapeze. more
Soundtrack:
You Can't Always Have What You Want more

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This Charming Man, 6 September 2004
Author: streetlegal from Newcastle, England

Directed by top choreographer Michael Kidd, Merry Andrew makes for wonderful entertainment. By the late 50's,the golden era of movie musicals was practically over(Kidd himself starred in another great, late-period MGM musical-It's Always Fair Weather with Gene Kelly & Dan Dailey) Danny Kaye's film career was also in decline by 1958-amazingly 1956's The Court Jester was a costly financial failure, he never had another real hit and his film career was pretty much over by 1963. Merry Andrew isn't a typical Kaye vehicle (I wonder if it was even written with the star in mind?) There are no Sylvia Fine 'patter' songs and very little of the zany comedy at which the star excelled. Instead there are a handful of wonderful Johnny Mercer-Saul Chaplin songs, some great set-piece dance numbers courtesy of Michael Kidd and one of the most charming performances ever captured on film(from Danny of course) Danny Kaye is a treasure- without him this film would have been a minor movie, with him it's a classic.

This film should be made available on DVD. Why has Danny Kaye neglected when it comes to DVD? So few of his films are available.

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