Move Over, Darling (1963)

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writers:

Hal Kanter (screenplay) and
Jack Sher (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Three years into their loving marriage with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Honeymoon | Island | Time | Marriage

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Doris Day	...	Ellen Wagstaff Arden
James Garner	...	Nicholas Arden
Polly Bergen	...	Bianca Steele Arden
Thelma Ritter	...	Grace Arden
Fred Clark	...	Mr. Codd (hotel manager)
Don Knotts	...	Shoe clerk
Elliott Reid	...	Dr. Herman Schlick
Edgar Buchanan	...	Judge Bryson
John Astin	...	Clyde Prokey
Pat Harrington Jr.	...	District Attorney
Eddie Quillan	...	Bellboy
Max Showalter	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Alvy Moore	...	Room Service Waiter
Pami Lee	...	Jenny Arden
Leslie Farrell	...	Didi Arden
Chuck Connors	...	Stephen Burkett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Baya	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Harry Carter	...	Lawyer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Joel Collins	...	Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Christopher Connelly	...	Ranking Seaman (uncredited)
Bing Davidson	...	Ensign (uncredited)
Med Flory	...	Seaman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Seymour's Wife (uncredited)
Kelton Garwood	...	Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Mary George	...	Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Sid Gould	...	Waiter at Pool (uncredited)
John Harmon	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ted Jacques	...	Pool Attendant (uncredited)
Edward McNally	...	Commander (uncredited)
Joseph Mell	...	Stock Clerk (uncredited)
Emile Meyer	...	Process Server (uncredited)
Pat Moran	...	Seymour - Drunk Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Karen Norris	...	Salesgirl (uncredited)
Jack Orrison	...	Bartender (uncredited)
James Patridge	...	Skipper (uncredited)
Stan Richards	...	Officer (uncredited)
Sheila Rogers	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Michael Romanoff	...	Floorwalker (uncredited)
Rachel Romen	...	Injured Man's Wife (uncredited)
Jack Sahakian	...	Executive Officer (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo	...	Poolside Lounger (uncredited)
Alan Sues	...	Court Clerk (uncredited)
Brad Trumble	...	Process Server (uncredited)
Rosa Turich	...	Maria (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Gordon

Writing credits
Hal Kanter		(screenplay) and
Jack Sher		(screenplay)
Bella Spewack		(based on a screenplay by) and
Sam Spewack		(based on a screenplay by) (as Samuel Spewack)
Bella Spewack		(story) and
Sam Spewack		(story) (as Samuel Spewack) and
Leo McCarey		(story)

Produced by
Martin Melcher	....	producer
Aaron Rosenberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Lionel Newman

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing by
Robert L. Simpson		(as Robert Simpson)

Art Direction by
Hilyard M. Brown		(as Hilyard Brown)
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
Paul S. Fox
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Moss Mabry

Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan	....	hair styles supervisor
Barbara Lampson	....	hair styles supervisor
George Masters	....	hair stylist: Miss Day
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gaston Glass	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ad Schaumer	....	assistant director

Art Department
Glenn 'Skippy' Delfino	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin	....	sound effects editor
Elmer Raguse	....	sound (as Elmer R. Raguse)

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Brown	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Walter Fitchman	....	grip (uncredited)
James Knott	....	camera operator (uncredited)
James Mitchell	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjorie Plecher	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Mickey Sherrard	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Warren Barker	....	orchestrator
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Dolores Rubin	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Carl Shain	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Arcola Pictures (as Melcher-Arcola Productions)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1963) (USA) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

103 min | 99 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

California Highway 1, Mugu Rock, Ventura County, California, USA

Company:

Arcola Pictures

Trivia:

Doris Day proved what a trouper she truly was when James Garner accidentally cracked two of her ribs (during the massage scene, when he pulls her off of Polly Bergen). Garner wasn't even aware that Day was injured until the next day, when he felt the bandage while putting his arms around her.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ellen is in the hotel room with Nick, in mid-scene, her wig changes. Obviously, the scene was shot more than once with different hair and then spliced together.

Quotes:

Judge Bryson:Where'd you study law, anyway?
Nicholas Arden:Harvard, sir.
Judge Bryson:I might have known; a Yale man myself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "EastEnders: Episode dated 30 April 2010" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Beautiful Dreamer (1862)

Doris Day at her zaniest!

I really like this Doris Day flick. Doris does more slapstick in this feature than all her other movies put together. James Garner thinks Doris has been dead for 5 years. He is now on his honeymoon with new wife Polly Bergen and guess who shows up after being rescued off a deserted island? You got it. Doris hilariously ruins the honeymoon (this was when couples waited until the honeymoon to make love, YEAH RIGHT!) Anyway, Polly is quite frustrated not getting any action from James Garner. Several scenes are classics. especially when Doris poses as a Swedish Masseur and practically beats Polly to a pulp. The best scene of all is watching Doris drive a brand new 1963 Imperial Conv. into a car wash and then accidentally putting the top down.

Don Knotts makes a funny cameo as a randy shoe salesman and Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction) is funny as a surly Court Judge. Thelma Ritter is always funny and she is up to par here. This movie was apparently re-worked for Doris Day after the death of Marilyn Monroe who was essentially filming the same movie when she died. Even the sets were basically the same. I guess 20th Century Fox needed the money after the Liz Taylor fiasco "Cleopatra" almost put them in bankruptcy. Overall, a very cute, sexy (for the era) funny movie. They don't make cute movies like this anymore. Too bad.