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Tea for Two

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.1K
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Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, and S.Z. Sakall in Tea for Two (1950)
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A socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight, hoping winning will help her fulfill her d... Read allA socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight, hoping winning will help her fulfill her dreams.A socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight, hoping winning will help her fulfill her dreams.

  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writers
    • Harry Clork
    • Frank Mandel
    • Otto A. Harbach
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • Gordon MacRae
    • Gene Nelson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Clork
      • Frank Mandel
      • Otto A. Harbach
    • Stars
      • Doris Day
      • Gordon MacRae
      • Gene Nelson
    • 38User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:37
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    Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Tea for Two (1950)
    Eve Arden, Bill Goodwin, and S.Z. Sakall in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Tea for Two (1950)
    Jane Fischer in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day, Eve Arden, and Billy De Wolfe in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and S.Z. Sakall in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in Tea for Two (1950)
    Doris Day and Eve Arden in Tea for Two (1950)

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    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Nanette Carter
    Gordon MacRae
    Gordon MacRae
    • Jimmy Smith
    Gene Nelson
    Gene Nelson
    • Tommy Trainor
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • Pauline Hastings
    Billy De Wolfe
    Billy De Wolfe
    • Larry Blair
    S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    • J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
    Bill Goodwin
    Bill Goodwin
    • William 'Moe' Early
    Patrice Wymore
    Patrice Wymore
    • Beatrice Darcy
    • (as Pat Wymore)
    Virginia Gibson
    Virginia Gibson
    • Mabel Wiley
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Mr. Woltz - Show Backer
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Boyle
    • Chorus Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Brodus
    • Chorus Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Colton
    • Chorus Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Coombs
    • Friend of Lynne & Richard
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Daley
    • Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Herschel Daugherty
    • Theatre Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Abe Dinovitch
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Elinor Donahue
    Elinor Donahue
    • Lynne Smith
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Clork
      • Frank Mandel
      • Otto A. Harbach
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was the first movie in which Doris Day received top billing.
    • Goofs
      As is customary in movies of the 1950s the hairdos are all wrong: both the men and the women wear fashions of 1950 instead of 1929.
    • Quotes

      William 'Moe' Early: I made a fortune today. I sold short.

      J. Maxwell Bloomhaus: Who did you sell short to?

      William 'Moe' Early: You!

    • Crazy credits
      The writing credit card originally read: Screen Play by Harry Clork, and the smudged out credit read: Suggested by the play "No, No, Nanette," by Frank Mandel, Otto Harbach, Vincent Youmans and Emil Nyitray.

      Notably missing is the name of lyricist Irving Caesar, who was a co-lyricist of the original Broadway score of "No, No, Nanette." Yet receiving credit are Frank Mandel and Emil Nyitray, who actually wrote the play "My Lady Friends," on which the libretto of "Nanette" was based.

      Apparently, there was a subsequent dispute involving these credits, the details of which remain obscure, but as part of the settlement of the matter, Warners agreed to blur the source credits on all future prints of the film (which now includes video, DVD, Blu-ray and cable TV versions).
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Charleston
      Lyrics by Cecil Mack

      Music by James P. Johnson (as Jimmy Johnson)

      Danced by Billy De Wolfe and cast

      Played at the Westchester estate

    User reviews38

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Doris and Gordon dust off an old chestnut
    No No Nanette, each stage and screen version, of it is one of those items that's going to have an eternal life on stage. This version of it, retitled with the best known number in the show is one of the best tellings of the story of a girl who has to keep saying no to all questions.

    Tea for Two will be sung as long as people have voices. Doris Day and Gordon MacRae sing a nice version of it here, but the primo version of this song is done by Bing Crosby and Connee Boswell for Decca Records.

    The whole ensemble performs quite nicely and settles into the roles that we've come to know and love them. Eve Arden as the wisecracking best friend, S.Z.Sakall as the confused old world uncle, Billy DeWolfe as the fussbudget conman producer just settle comfortably into their parts.

    If on Jeopardy the answer is the most frequent leading man for Doris Day, phrase the question Gordon MacRae. They did four films together and sang beautifully in all of them. Of course in this one Vincent Youmans gave them a great score, but Warner Brothers had a song catalog themselves and Gordon MacRae sings I Only Have Eyes for You and does it well. In fact in a lot of Doris Day's films, the Brothers Warner dusted off some of their old song hits.

    Gene Nelson appeared in a few Warner Brothers musicals. A very talented dancer, he should have come along when musicals were at their height. He'd be better known today.

    You can't go wrong with Tea for Two, the song or the film.
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    • Jun 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bezaubernde Frau
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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