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Pillow Talk (1959)

UNRATED  102 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  7 October 1959 (USA)
7.4
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A man and woman share a telephone line and despise each other, but then he has fun by romancing her with his voice disguised.

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writers:

Stanley Shapiro (screenplay), Maurice Richlin (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rock Hudson ...
Brad Allen - 'Rex Stetson'
Doris Day ...
Tony Randall ...
Thelma Ritter ...
Alma
Nick Adams ...
Tony Walters
Julia Meade Julia Meade ...
Marie
Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins ...
Harry
Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio ...
Pierot
Lee Patrick Lee Patrick ...
Mrs. Walters
Mary McCarty Mary McCarty ...
Nurse Resnick
Alex Gerry Alex Gerry ...
Dr. Maxwell
Hayden Rorke Hayden Rorke ...
Mr. Conrad
Valerie Allen Valerie Allen ...
Eileen
Jacqueline Beer Jacqueline Beer ...
Yvette
Arlen Stuart Arlen Stuart ...
Tilda
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Storyline

Interior decorator Jan Morrow and composer Brad Allen share a phone line. Brad keeps the line occupied all day talking to his girlfriends, which annoys Jan terribly and animosity between them builds up. They however have never met and when by chance Brad sees Jan, he decides to add her to his list of conquests. Knowing however how she feels about him, he poses as an innocent Texan country boy named Rex Stetson to win her, a plan which seems to work. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>  

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Plot Keywords:

Interior Decorator | Texan | Millionaire | Telephone | Cabin  | See more »

Taglines:

It's what goes on when the lights go off! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Problemas de alcoba See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$18,750,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rock Hudson turned down the film three times, believing the script to be "too risqué". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Brad's watch disappears as he holds his coffee cup. See more »

Quotes

Jan: Wonder how it would be to have someone to pillow talk with me?
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Connections

Referenced in "Dallas: Pillow Talk (#11.28)" (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"You Lied"
By Joe Lubin and I.J. Roth
Performed by Perry Blackwell (uncredited) See more »