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23 February 1966 (USA) moreTagline:
This is a different kind of cat named Harper... and excitement clings to him like a dame! morePlot:
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #3 (From Rope Of Silicon. 9 August 2009, 3:21 AM, PDT)
Not So Cool Side Of Newman
(From New York Post. 17 April 2009, 11:32 PM, PDT)
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Terrific more (40 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Newman | ... | Lew Harper | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Mrs. Sampson | |
| Julie Harris | ... | Betty Fraley | |
| Arthur Hill | ... | Albert Graves | |
| Janet Leigh | ... | Susan Harper | |
| Pamela Tiffin | ... | Miranda Sampson | |
| Robert Wagner | ... | Allan Taggert | |
| Robert Webber | ... | Dwight Troy | |
| Shelley Winters | ... | Fay Estabrook | |
| Harold Gould | ... | Sheriff | |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Puddler | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Claude | |
| Martin West | ... | Deputy | |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Mrs. Kronberg (as Jacqueline de Wit) | |
| Eugene Iglesias | ... | Felix |
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121 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #21071) | Canada:PG (video rating) | UK:12 (tv rating) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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Average Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.9 seconds. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Allen Taggert tosses out the ransom money from Albert Graves' car, the rear projection screen is a city street with other cars on the street. When Harper watches Eddie Rossiter and Betty Fraley drive in and/or out of the money pickup area, it is a dirt road between some oil derricks. moreSoundtrack:
Livin' Alone moreFAQ
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Harper was one of a select few in the sixties that still stand out as eminently watchable films if not for the plot then for a host of other notable features. Newman together with Steve Mcqueen were the cool end of town during the sixties and more or less had the field to themselves.In Harper Newman extends himself in the cool department & delivers a classic performance which ranks with the better films he has made to date. In fact in this role Newman probably tried to do Mcqueen better than the man himself & to a great extent succeeded. Who could resist seeing Pamela Tiffen on that springboard in that bikini if you watched it for no other reason that would not be bad start.The look on Newmans face when he sees the pool for the first time and the laconic looping wave of the arm as he departs the pool after the first encounter with Tiffen & Wagner.The supporting cast should not be forgotten with sterling efforts from the adorable Lauren Bacall & Strother Martin to name a couple.Like many 60s movies which were quickly seen & forgotten this one is worthy of a place in the top shelf as Newman says in the film theres something all bright & shiny. All in all !triffic!