The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

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93 min - Comedy - 11 September 1968 (USA)

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Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Shirley MacLaine	...	Harriet Blossom
	Richard Attenborough	...	Robert Blossom
	James Booth	...	Ambrose Tuttle
	Freddie Jones	...	Det. Sgt. Dylan
	William Rushton	...	Dylan's assistant
	Bob Monkhouse	...	Dr. Taylor
	Patricia Routledge	...	Miss Reece
	John Bluthal	...	Judge
	Harry Towb	...	Doctor
	Sandra Caron	...	Pet shop assistant
	Sheila Steafel	...	Pet shop saleslady (as Sheila Staefel)
	Frank Thornton	...	Factory manager
	Barry Humphries	...	Art dealer
	John Cleese	...	Post Office clerk
	Bruce Lacey	...	Musketeer

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Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman, a mechanic from one of her husband's factories. The man, Ambrose, is supposed to leave during the night but Harriet finds him the next day still hiding in the attic. Harriet lets her new lover stay in the attic for years, managing to keep it all secret from her husband and from the detectives investigating the sudden disappearance of a certain Mr. Ambrose Tuttle. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki

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The Years Big Put-On...And Take-Off Too! See more »

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English

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11 September 1968 (USA) See more »

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A Felicidade da Senhora Blossom See more »

Filming Locations:

115 Howards Lane, Putney, London, England, UK See more »

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Paramount Pictures See more »

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USA: 93 min

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Mono

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Color (Technicolor)

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Trivia

The film is (loosely) based on a real incident. In the late 1910s and early 1920s, Dolly Oesterreich kept her lover, Otto Sanhuber in the attic where he lived for many years. Her husband Fred ran a company that made aprons. Otto even moved with the couple from Milwaukee to Los Angeles to stay above his lover. Unfortunately, the real story doesn't have the happy ending of the movie. See more »

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Continuity: In the scene where Robert is conducting the Brass Band, a picture of a Mexican (Mr. Tuttle dressed-up) and a dog (Dinky) is visible. These two characters don't appear until later in the picture and Robert only sees the picture for the 'first time' at Mrs.Blossom's picture exhibition after that. See more »

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References Zulu (1964) See more »

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"The Way That I Live"
Lyrics by Norman Newell
Music by Riz Ortolani
Performed by Jack Jones See more »

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