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Tall Story (1960)

91 min  -  Comedy | Sport   -  6 April 1960 (USA)
6.3
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Love puts a college basketball star into a tailspin.

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein (screenplay), Howard Lindsay (play), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda and Ray Walston
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anthony Perkins ...
Ray Blent
Jane Fonda ...
Ray Walston ...
Professor Leo Sullivan
Marc Connelly Marc Connelly ...
Professor Charles Osman
Anne Jackson ...
Myra Sullivan
Murray Hamilton ...
Coach Sandy Hardy
Bob Wright Bob Wright ...
President Harmon Nagel
Bart Burns Bart Burns ...
District Attorney Davis
Karl Lukas Karl Lukas ...
1st Detective
Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson ...
Connie
Tom Laughlin ...
Fred Jensen
Barbara Darrow Barbara Darrow ...
Frieda Jensen
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Storyline

Love puts a college basketball star into a tailspin.

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Plot Keywords:

Co Ed | Basketball | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Based On Play

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

In punta di piedi See more »

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mansfield Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jane Fonda's debut film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the several instances where the bribery money is shown, it has the appearance of real money, mostly $50 and $100 bills, but when Tom Laughlin is counting it in the final sequence, it is obviously stage money. See more »

Quotes

Ray Blent: Now, in Japan, the height of passion is expressed by a kiss on the back of the neck!
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Connections

Referenced in "What's My Line?: Episode dated 3 April 1960" (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tall Story"
Music by André Previn and Shelly Manne
Lyrics by Dory Previn
Sung by Bobby Darin See more »