What a Way to Go! (1964)

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111 min - Comedy | Romance | Musical - 12 May 1964 (USA)

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This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist... See full summary »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Shirley MacLaine	...	Louisa May Foster
	Paul Newman	...	Larry Flint
	Robert Mitchum	...	Rod Anderson, Jr.
	Dean Martin	...	Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley
	Gene Kelly	...	Pinky Benson
	Robert Cummings	...	Dr. Victor Stephanson (as Bob Cummings)
	Dick Van Dyke	...	Edgar Hopper
	Reginald Gardiner	...	Painter
	Margaret Dumont	...	Mrs. Foster
	Lou Nova	...	Trentino
	Fifi D'Orsay	...	Baroness
	Maurice Marsac	...	Rene
	Wally Vernon	...	Agent
	Jane Wald	...	Polly
	Lenny Kent	...	Hollywood Lawyer

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This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

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Comedy | Romance | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

12 May 1964 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Immer mit einem anderen See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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$20,000,000 (estimated)

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Apjac-Orchard Productions See more »

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Runtime:

111 min

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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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The last film of Tom Conway. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Shirley MacLaine is clearly hit by one of the robotic paint brushes in the painting sequence with husband #2 Paul Newman. She is in the background walking after him amongst the animated brushes, but keeps the scene going after the contraption hits her in the head. It is kept in the finished film. See more »

Quotes

Larry Flint: The Louvre - It's the garbage pail of the arts.
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Spoofs Jules and Jim (1962) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted"
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
Performed by Gene Kelly See more »

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