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A Hole in the Head (1959)
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An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son. Director:Frank CapraWriters:Arnold Schulman (screenplay), Arnold Schulman (based on the broadway play by: "A Hole in the Head") |
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Cast
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Eleanor Parker | ... | |
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| Thelma Ritter | ... | ||
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Joi Lansing | ... | |
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Connie Sawyer | ... | |
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James Komack | ... |
Julius Manetta
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Dub Taylor | ... |
Fred
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George DeWitt | ... |
Mendy Yales
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Benny Rubin | ... |
Abe Diamond
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Ruby Dandridge | ... |
Sally
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B.S. Pully | ... |
Hood
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Joyce Nizzari | ... |
Alice
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Storyline
Tony Manetta runs an unsuccessful Miami hotel, on which he can't meet the payments. Another liability is his weakness for dames (Shirl, his sexy current flame, is even less responsible than Tony). But a solid asset is Ally, his sensible 12-year-old son. When Tony wants stolid brother Mario to bail him out again, Mario makes conditions: give up Ally, or at least get married to a "nice, quiet little woman" of his selection. Tony and Ally just play along to be diplomatic, but when the woman in question proves to look like Eleanor Parker... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Hole in the Head See more »Filming Locations:
Cardozo Hotel - 1300 Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$11,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Tony Manetta: Why
Fred: I don't know. I ain't a philosopher!
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(1959) (uncredited)
Written by Nelson Riddle
Performed by Carolyn Jones See more »
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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 12 seconds See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Ally is shown running back along the street calling for his father at the end, in the distance the taxi is seen making a U-turn while a large crowd of onlookers stand on the streets behind it, obviously watching the scene being filmed. See more »Quotes
Fred: Life is just a bowl of cherriesTony Manetta: Why
Fred: I don't know. I ain't a philosopher!
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Crazy Credits
The title and the names of Frank Capra and the leading actors appear as an aerial advertisement attached to the Goodyear blimp. See more »Soundtracks
"Shirl's Theme (Cha-Cha)"(1959) (uncredited)
Written by Nelson Riddle
Performed by Carolyn Jones See more »
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