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Kiss Them for Me

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance
In 1944, three Navy pilots stationed in Hawaii and a P.R. officer go on a 4-day leave to San Francisco where they party with a good crowd in the executive suite of a busy hotel.In 1944, three Navy pilots stationed in Hawaii and a P.R. officer go on a 4-day leave to San Francisco where they party with a good crowd in the executive suite of a busy hotel.In 1944, three Navy pilots stationed in Hawaii and a P.R. officer go on a 4-day leave to San Francisco where they party with a good crowd in the executive suite of a busy hotel.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Stanley Donen
  • Writers
    • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Luther Davis(play "Kiss Them for Me")
    • Frederic Wakeman(novel "Shore Leave")
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Leif Erickson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stanley Donen
  • Writers
    • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Luther Davis(play "Kiss Them for Me")
    • Frederic Wakeman(novel "Shore Leave")
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Leif Erickson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Kiss Them For Me
    Trailer 2:18
    Kiss Them For Me

    Photos15

    Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, Hal Baylor, Kip King, Larry Lo Verde, and Mike Mahoney in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, Isabel Analla, and Dorothy Day in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, George Nardelli, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant and Richard Gardner in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant and Richard Gardner in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Jayne Mansfield in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)
    Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them for Me (1957)

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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Cmdr. Andy Crewson
    Jayne Mansfield
    Jayne Mansfield
    • Alice Kratzner
    Leif Erickson
    Leif Erickson
    • Eddie Turnbill
    Suzy Parker
    Suzy Parker
    • Gwinneth Livingston
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Lt. (j.g.) McCann
    Larry Blyden
    Larry Blyden
    • Mississip
    Nathaniel Frey
    Nathaniel Frey
    • CPO Ruddle
    Werner Klemperer
    Werner Klemperer
    • Lt. Walter Wallace
    Jack Mullaney
    Jack Mullaney
    • Ens. Albert Lewis
    Isabel Analla
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Baylor
    Hal Baylor
    • Big Marine in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Burgess
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Lt. Chuck Roundtree
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • War Correspondent
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Stanley Donen
    • Writers
      • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
      • Luther Davis(play "Kiss Them for Me")
      • Frederic Wakeman(novel "Shore Leave")
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Cary Grant expressed concerns that, at age 53, he was too old to convincingly play a U. S. Navy flier. Producer Jerry Wald encouraged Grant to take the part because his charisma and popularity with the American public far outweighed concerns about his age.
    • Goofs
      The large white sign at the military base at 4:02 has "Ordinance Bldg." at the top; that should no doubt be "Ordnance Bldg." (munitions or supplies, not a statute).
    • Quotes

      Gwinneth Livingston: Crewson, I love you very much.

      Cmdr. Andy Crewson: That's the only way to love a person, otherwise it isn't worth all the trouble. I love you very much too.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Kiss Them for Me
      Written by Carroll Coates and Lionel Newman

      Performed by The McGuire Sisters

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Boys Just Want To Have Fun.
    Three heroic naval aviators, led by LCDR Cary Grant, wangle four days leave in crowded wartime San Francisco. They are very happy, having spent several years in the Pacific shooting down enemy planes, being wounded, and contracting malaria. Their only goal is "to get drunk and chase girls." Their warder in the city is Werner Klemperer -- also known as Colonel Klink and as the son of famed conductor Otto Klemperer -- who wangles them all sorts of perquisites including a suite at the Fairmont, where loud parties are often in progress.

    It's fun. All of us like to see those we approve of having fun. But one irritating obstacle after another threatens to trip them on the hedonistic treadmill. First, there is Suzie Parker, model, who insinuates herself into Grant's affections. Then there is the manager of the Fairmont, whose objections grow more emphatic and who winds up locked in the closet. Then there is the Shore Patrol, regularly nattering them for being in summer kakhis instead of blues. There are solemn encounters with old friends now dying in hospital. Finally, there is poor Lief Erickson, owner of a ship yard, who tries to persuade the trio to tour his plants and make pep speeches to the employees to boost morale, meanwhile removing them from combat duty and seeing that they're properly rewarded. "I know how much money you boys make," bringing a sour expression to Grant's face.

    The pace is pretty fast. Episodes and gags follow one another pretty quickly except for some lugubrious dialog involving Suzie Parker, her lost love, and her gradual yielding to the advances of Grant. When you get right down to it, Suzie Parker looks the part of a model out of Vogue or the New York Times Magazine but as an actress she's not convincing. Jayne Mansfield and the bust that precedes her by a quarter of a mile brings more life to the party.

    There's something a little troublesome about Grant's character too. As an extremely accomplished and brave pilot he is given a good deal of moral authority and he sometimes misuses it to politely and ironically humiliate those who pay some tribute -- minor or otherwise -- to his status. In a bar he spills a civilian's drink and the victim compliments him on his uniform. "My, civilians are so sensitive these days," says Grant. An intelligent and honest reporter for the Chronicle tries to get a few words from him and Grant treats him with disdain. The blustering and ever importuning Lief Erickson gets a belt in the chops for his trouble. The viewer is always on Grant's side, but still ---
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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El beso del adiós
    • Filming locations
      • Fairmont Hotel - 950 Mason Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Jerry Wald Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,945,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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