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Director:
Writers:
Lawrence Roman (play)
David Swift (writer)
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Release Date:
23 October 1963 (USA) more
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Plot:
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tanant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
DVD Playhouse--June 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 3 June 2009, 12:41 PM, PDT)

Edie Adams Dies
 (From WENN. 16 October 2008, 9:12 AM, PDT)

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Bright performance by lovely Carol Lynley more (17 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jack Lemmon ... Hogan
Carol Lynley ... Robin Austin

Dean Jones ... Dave Manning

Edie Adams ... Dr. Irene Wilson
Imogene Coca ... Dorkus Murphy
Paul Lynde ... Murphy

Robert Lansing ... Dr. Charles Howard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Army Archerd ... Writer (scenes deleted)
John Indrisano ... Boxing Instructor (scenes deleted)
Erskine Johnson ... Writer (scenes deleted)
Almira Sessions ... Woman (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
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Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Trivia:
In order to help his friend Edie Adams out financially, after the sudden death of her husband ('Ernie Kovacs') left her debt-ridden, star/co-producer Jack Lemmon not only insisted upon hiring her for this film, but further insisted that her part be expanded considerably from the original stage play to give her more work. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
Soundtrack:
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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Bright performance by lovely Carol Lynley, 10 November 2005
6/10
Author: scruffy58 (scruffy58@excite.com) from Troy, NY, USA

Sure, the premise is sleazy, Jack Lemmon is embarrassing but the film is fast paced and certainly bouncy. The main reason to watch is because of a very charming and funny performance by the lovely Carol Lynley. Although she hasn't had many chances during her career to show off her comedic talents, this film contains a wonderfully funny scene in which Ms. Lynley's character is drunk. Her boyfriend, played perfectly by Dean Jones, is trying not to take advantage of her 'accessibility'. She runs the gamut from sexy to goofy with excellent timing. It is a wonderful performance and one that helps to take an edge off of the sleaziness of the main plot (Mr. Lemmon's apartment manager trying to deflower all these attractive young women).

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