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Director:
Walter Lang
Writers:
John Michael Hayes (writer)
Samson Raphaelson (play)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 August 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
It's a scream!
Plot:
Russ Ward, after 30 years of producing Broadway plays, is ready to quit. His secretary, Ellie Brown... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. more
NewsDesk:
The man who didn't sleep
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 8 November 2009, 8:53 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Unexceptional but enjoyable little film more (12 total)

Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Kenny ... Bit
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Perlsea Company more

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Trivia:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Mr. Music (1950) more
Soundtrack:
The Typewriter more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Unexceptional but enjoyable little film, 9 April 2003
6/10
Author: rick_7 from Harrogate, England

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.

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