Any Wednesday (1966)

Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate when the young man is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and his ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Ellis Miller

Writers:

Muriel Resnik (based upon the play by), Julius J. Epstein (written for the screen by)

Stars:

Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Dean Jones

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jane Fonda	...	Ellen Gordon
Jason Robards	...	John Cleves
Dean Jones	...	Cass Henderson
Rosemary Murphy	...	Dorothy Cleves
Ann Prentiss	...	Miss Linsley
Jack Fletcher	...	Felix
King Moody	...	Milkman
Kelly Jean Peters	...	Girl in museum
Monty Margetts	...	Nurse

Storyline

Ellen Gordon, a New York executive's mistress falls for the executive's young business associate when the young man is accidentally sent to use the apartment where the executive and his mistress get together every Wednesday. More complications arise when the executive's wife shows up with plans to redecorate the apartment.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | farce | other woman | lingerie slip | based on play

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Taglines:

The most co-operative apartment in town!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 1967 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Alltid på en onsdag

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Any Wednesday" opened on Feb. 18, 1964 at the Music Box Theater and ran for 983 performances. Rosemary Murphy was nominated for the 1964 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and recreated her role in the movie version.

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Connections

Referenced in Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Any Wednesday"
Music by George Duning
Lyrics by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman

User Reviews

Funny and sophisticated sex comedy of the 1960s - as dated as I am

THe ensemble cast is wonderful in this somewhat opened-up four-person stage play of the mid-1960s. Jason Robards commands the screen as a CEO who uses his mistress' apartment as a tax write-off and stays with her on Wednesdays when he is supposedly off on business trips. Jane Fonda is the kept woman. Rosemary Murphy is his wife. Dean Jones, in a non- Disney role, is the angry young man with business and personal grievances against CEO Cleeves (Robards).

Robards is the most memorable as the winning-obsessed CEO who considers everything in his life a game and people as chess pieces to manipulate. What makes this character a cut above, however, is his wry and sometimes self-effacing sense of humor - especially after he realizes that he is stuck with more than he bargained for.

Today's more critical and angry moral standards will be aghast at the premise and today's emphasis on lower-key acting, less verbiage, and more visuals will find the film's acting to be overdone and the story over-told. For people in my age bracket, this remains as free, and breezy and winning today as it was in 1966 - still a joy to watch!