Dear Brigitte (1965)

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

John Haase (novel), Hal Kanter,

Stars:

James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Stewart	...	Professor Robert Leaf
Fabian	...	Kenneth 'Kenny' Taylor
Glynis Johns	...	Vina Leaf
Cindy Carol	...	Pandora 'Panny' Leaf
Bill Mumy	...	Erasmus 'Ras' Leaf
John Williams	...	Peregrine Upjohn
Jack Kruschen	...	Doctor Volker
Charles Robinson	...	George
Howard Freeman	...	Dean Sawyer
Jane Wald	...	Terry, George's Wife
Alice Pearce	...	Unemployment Office Clerk
Jesse White	...	Cliff Argyle the Bookie
Gene O'Donnell	...	Police Lt. Rink
Orville Sherman	...	Von Schlogg
Maida Severn	...	Miss Eva, Ras' Teacher

Storyline

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.

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Plot Keywords:

professor | absent mindedness | san francisco california | money | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Geliebte Brigitte

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Glynis Johns character, Vina Leaf, firmly and politely defends England's bankers when the Bank Manager attempts to contrast the way English and American banks regard children. Glynis Johns previous theatrical role was the mother of two small children and wife of an English banker in Mary Poppins.

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Goofs

When asking Erasmus and the computer to divide 17,590,038,552,578 by 680, Erasmus says it can't be done evenly. He says that it can ONLY be divided by 8,191 and 2,147,483,647. When these two numbers are multiplied together, their product is 17,790,038,552,577. They fail to mention it is divisible by 2.

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Quotes

Vina Leaf: When I married that skinny Rhodes scholar, I never expected champagne suppers every night. I have ways of preparing spaghetti that I haven't even tried yet.

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Connections

References Tom Jones (1963)

User Reviews

Slight comedy

In the 1960's this might have passed for wholesome family entertainment. Getting Fabian for a throw-away role was probably a good casting coup, and for comic relief you have Ed Wynn and Billy Mumy's 'Rain Man' routines. He is an IBM in sneakers, from which most of the plot develops. He secretly writes a love letter to Bardot every night and one day he gets a response in the form of an invitation to visit her in France. Billy and dad Jimmy Stewart go to Paris and have a meeting with Miss Bardot. She gives the little boy an autograph, a kiss and a puppy.

Inoffensive little comedy that might give you a laugh or two. I like movies that reference real movie stars in their title, like "Being John Malkovich" and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" so this makes the hat trick for me.