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6.9/10   397 votes
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Director:
Writers:
H.E. Bates (novel)
William Roberts (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1959 (Austria) more
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Plot:
Tax-collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back-taxes... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
just turn off your brain and enjoy! more (13 total)

Cast

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Debbie Reynolds ... Mariette Larkin

Tony Randall ... Lorenzo Charlton
Paul Douglas ... Sidney 'Pop' Larkin
Fred Clark ... Oliver Kelsey
Una Merkel ... Ma Larkin
Philip Ober ... Wendell Burnshaw
Philip Coolidge ... Rev. Osgood

Charles Lane ... Inspector General Bigelow
Trevor Bardette ... Chief Guthrie

William Smith ... Barney
Addison Powell ... David De Groot
Rickey Murray ... Lee Larkin
Donald Losby ... Grant Larkin
Cheryl Bailey ... Victoria Larkin
Caryl Bailey ... Susan Larkin
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mariette Larkin: I'll bet you made the doctor show his license before he slapped your bottom! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hollywoodland (2006) more
Soundtrack:
I've Got You Under My Skin more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
just turn off your brain and enjoy!, 26 March 2006
8/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

If you are the sort of person looking for a realistic film or one with a strong and believable plot, then this film is NOT for you. Nope--you'll hate it. However, for those who like sweet, slightly screwball comedies, then you'll have a nice time watching this slight film.

Tony Randall works for the IRS and he investigates a very nice farmer who never realized he needed to file an income tax return. However hard he tries to convince them of the seriousness of his visit, everyone in the family is thrilled to have company. They dote on him and treat him like one of the family,...and have plans on getting him hitched to their daughter, Debbie Reynolds. That's really about all the plot there is. But the film gets high marks for a fun script and decent acting. A really nice little curio from the late 1950s.

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