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Teacher's Pet

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
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Play trailer2:15
1 Video
69 Photos
ComedyRomance
A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.
IMDb RATING
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4.6K
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    • George Seaton
    • Fay Kanin
    • Michael Kanin
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Doris Day
    • Gig Young
    • George Seaton
    • Fay Kanin
    • Michael Kanin
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Doris Day
    • Gig Young
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Teacher's Pet
    Trailer 2:15
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    Photos69

    "Teacher's Pet," Clark Gable. Photo b Bud Fraker
    Clark Gable and Doris Day on the set of "Teacher's Pet," 1957.
    Clark Gable and Doris Day on the set of "Teacher's Pet," 1957.
    Clark Gable and Doris Day rehearsing "Teacher's Pet," 1957.
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)

    Top cast

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • James Gannon
    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Erica Stone
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Dr. Hugo Pine
    Mamie Van Doren
    Mamie Van Doren
    • Peggy DeFore
    Nick Adams
    Nick Adams
    • Barney Kovac
    Peter Baldwin
    Peter Baldwin
    • Harold Miller
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Katy Fuller
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Roy
    Jack Albertson
    Jack Albertson
    • Guide
    Florenz Ames
    Florenz Ames
    • J.R. Ballantyne
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Lloyd Crowley
    Vivian Nathan
    Vivian Nathan
    • Edna Kovac
    Army Archerd
    Army Archerd
    • Army Archerd
    • (uncredited)
    James Bacon
    James Bacon
    • James Bacon
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Tour Group Member
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Becker
    Terry Becker
    • Mr. Appino
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Bongo Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Bongo Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
      • George Seaton
      • Fay Kanin
      • Michael Kanin
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cary Grant and James Stewart both turned down the role of James Gannon because they knew they were too old for the part. However, Clark Gable, who did play the part, was older than either of them.
    • Goofs
      Gannon is obviously close to retirement age, so why does Erica treat him like a young journalistic prodigy?
    • Quotes

      James Gannon: How could you give up a real newspaper job for teaching?

      Erica Stone: Well, that's a very good question, Mr. Gallagher. Maybe for the same reason that occasionally a musician wants to be a conductor, he wants to hear a hundred people play music the way he hears it.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Teacher's Pet
      Words and Music by Joe Lubin

      Performed by Doris Day (uncredited)

      [Over main title]

    User reviews55

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    7/10
    Pre "Pillow Talk" merriment with a sparkling Doris Day squaring off with virile Clark Gable, subbing for the Rock.
    1958's "Teacher's Pet" is delightful, frothy fun, and probably what got the ball rolling a year later for Doris Day to film a batch of highly popular Universal Studios 'battle of the sex' comedies opposite Rock Hudson, among others. Here she's at odds with manly Clark Gable, in a change-of-pace comedy role.

    Gable, in the twilight of his career by this time, is still loaded with sly, roguish charm as he plays a brusque, unrefined, self-taught city editor who, at the behest of his superiors, grudgingly signs up for a night class in Journalism 101, taught by the ever-spunky, no-nonsense Ms. Day. Clark doesn't let Doris in on the fact that he has a life time of experience in journalism, so Doris naturally comes off quite impressed by the "raw talent" of her novice pupil, taking a special interest in sharpening his "promising" skills. The fun really starts when the two start butting heads both professionally and romantically, with the devilish Gable stringing our girl along, while pushing her "virginal" buttons. You know how these things end but who cares? The joy is seeing two consummate pros play off each other.

    Gable and Day are surrounded by a highly capable cast, especially (Oscar-nominated) Gig Young, a gifted comedy farceur, breezing through his patented "other man" role with effortless charm and skill. Here he plays Doris' handsome, long-standing beau who appears to be everything the roughhewn Gable isn't...glib, educated, charismatic, polished, impeccably-mannered, highly intellectual, a fabulous dancer, and an expert on practically every subject. Sounds like quite a catch to me! However, he's NOT the lead, so...

    Sexpot Mamie Van Doren has a small, knockout role as Clark's platinum-blonde squeeze, a club singer who gets to bump and grind the hell out of a great solo number, "I'm the Girl Who Invented Rock and Roll." Trying to pass the bombshell off as an intellectual herself to impress Doris, the song pretty much says it all about Mamie, much to Clark's chagrin and Doris' delight. Day gets added laughs later when she gets to mimic the song as a sheepish Clark looks on. Others hitching a ride on this merry-go-romp are Nick Adams playing, as always, an earnest rookie, and Marion Ross and Jack Albertson in minor, pre-TV stardom supports.

    The pace is brisk, the actors fetching, the comedy fresh and the fun contagious. Clark and Doris, despite their vast age difference, make such a good team you'd swear they had worked together before. Nope, this was their only pairing. So enjoy!
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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1958 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
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    • 2 hours
      • Black and White

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