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But Not for Me (1959)
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19 August 1959 (USA)
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It's a scream!
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Russ Ward, after 30 years of producing Broadway plays, is ready to quit. His secretary, Ellie Brown...
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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Unexceptional but enjoyable little film
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(Credited cast)| Clark Gable | ... | Russell 'Russ' Ward | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Ellie Brown / Borden | |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Kathryn Ward | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Jeremiah MacDonald | |
| Barry Coe | ... | Gordon Reynolds | |
| Thomas Gomez | ... | Demetrios Bacos | |
| Charles Lane | ... | Atwood | |
| Wendell Holmes | ... | Montgomery | |
| Tom Duggan | ... | Roy Morton | |
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| Jack Kenny | ... | Bit | |
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The film proved to be a complete failure at the box office. This was largely blamed on the casting of Carroll Baker, since she was not yet established as a major star.
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The Typewriter
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A decent cast and intermittently witty script make up for the drab direction in this somewhat hackneyed backstage drama. But Not For Me is a perfect example of a "rainy-day film" - pleasant, undemanding entertainment with good stars and a happy ending. Gable looks worn-out in one of his final roles, but Lee J. Cobb is fine as a world-weary but good-hearted sourpuss writer - cast nicely against type. Baker is pleasant in a role requiring less dramatic range than in Giant (where she ate much of the scenery), while Lili Palmer is agreeable in support. Worth a look, but unlikely to grace one's Top 10 lists.
Two-and-a-half out of four, with an extra half for the lovely slice of cake I had with it.