Walk Don't Run (1966)

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

Robert Russell (story) &
Frank Ross (story) ...

Release Date:

29 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run.

Plot:

During the housing shortage of the 1964 Toyko Olympics, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.

Plot Keywords:

Olympics | Housing Shortage | Embassy | Remake | Tokyo Japan

Cast

Cary Grant	...	Sir William Rutland
Samantha Eggar	...	Christine Easton
Jim Hutton	...	Steve Davis
John Standing	...	Julius D. Haversack
Miiko Taka	...	Aiko Kurawa
Ted Hartley	...	Yuri Andreyovitch
Ben Astar	...	Dimitri
George Takei	...	Police Captain
Teru Shimada	...	Mr. Kurawa
Lois Kiuchi	...	Mrs. Kurawa

Also Known As:

Walk, Don't Run (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | West Germany:12 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Hotel Okura, Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The film is a remake of The More the Merrier (1943).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rutland leaves Haversacks office the Japanese flag is on his left (and Union Jack on his right) in the next shot it is on his right (and Union Jack on his left).

Quotes:

Aiko Kurawa: [Referring to bedlam at police headquarters] You say all you have to do is place an advertisement on the bulletin board?
Christine Easton: Uh-huh.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Stay With Me

Light, funny, a bygone.

They don't make comedies like this anymore. It's got a bit of the mad-cap silliness of the era, as though people could be ridiculous and think it somehow made sense. God, sometimes I wish that were so. The characters bicker constantly, yet that never seems to stop them from getting along. Wouldn't it be fun if life were really like that? This film makes it seem as though it could be. It's about three westerners who share the Tokyo apartment of one of them during a short-lived housing crunch arising from the '64 Olympics. It's a very slight premise, but it serves to propel a gem of a light-hearted comedy. The humor is droll, dry, witty, and acerbic. But, there's a sense of we're-all-in-this-together that keeps the film on the fun side of the line that divides confusion from conflict. If you like "The Gilmore Girls," but would prefer a little more sedate pace, you'll love this one.