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The Tunnel of Love

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adoption agency, and that she will be his and his wife's surrogate.
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  • Comedy
  • Romance

A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adoption agency, and that she will be his and his wife's surrogate.A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adoption agency, and that she will be his and his wife's surrogate.A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adoption agency, and that she will be his and his wife's surrogate.

IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1.3K
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  • Director
    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Peter De Vries(novel)
    • Joseph Fields(play)
    • Jerome Chodorov(play)
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • Richard Widmark
    • Gig Young
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gene Kelly
  • Writers
    • Peter De Vries(novel)
    • Joseph Fields(play)
    • Jerome Chodorov(play)
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • Richard Widmark
    • Gig Young
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Photos18

    The Tunnel of Love (1958)
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    Doris Day in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Richard Widmark and Vikki Dougan in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)
    Doris Day and Richard Widmark in The Tunnel of Love (1958)

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    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Isolde Pooleas Isolde Poole
    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • August 'Augie' Pooleas August 'Augie' Poole
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Dick Pepperas Dick Pepper
    Gia Scala
    Gia Scala
    • Estelle Novickas Estelle Novick
    Elisabeth Fraser
    Elisabeth Fraser
    • Alice Pepperas Alice Pepper
    Elizabeth Wilson
    Elizabeth Wilson
    • Miss MacCrackenas Miss MacCracken
    Vikki Dougan
    Vikki Dougan
    • Gladys Dunne, actressas Gladys Dunne, actress
    Doodles Weaver
    Doodles Weaver
    • Escortas Escort
    Charles Wagenheim
    Charles Wagenheim
    • Day Motel Manas Day Motel Man
    Robert B. Williams
    Robert B. Williams
    • Night Motel Manas Night Motel Man
    • (as Robert Williams)
    Esquire Trio
    • Themselves - Party Musiciansas Themselves - Party Musicians
    • (as The Esquire Trio)
    Richard Bartell
    • Bartenderas Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Raoul Freeman
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Kerr
    • Cab Driveras Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gene Kelly
    • Writers
      • Peter De Vries(novel) (play)
      • Joseph Fields(play) (screenplay)
      • Jerome Chodorov(play) (screenplay) (originally uncredited)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    The Pooles are unable to have a baby after years of trying. They apply to the Rock-A-Bye Adoption Agency, and are assigned Miss Novick as an investigator. Through a farfetched mis-communication she gets a very bad impression of Augie Poole and indicates her report will be unfavorable. Through even more far-fetched circumstances, Augie is able to change Miss Novick's mind, and later comes to believe the baby she is carrying is his. Rock-A-Bye does find the Pooles a baby, and Augie is convinced it is Miss Novick's, and that he is the real father...so much so that his wife comes to believe it, too. She threatens to leave him, but all the misunderstandings are finally cleared up for a happy ending. —Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
    • infidelity
    • comedy of errors
    • adoption agency
    • connecticut
    • pregnancy
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    • Taglines
      • FROM THE BOLD BLUSHING STAGE HIT OF SEX IN THE SUBURBS! (original print ad - all caps)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide
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    • Trivia
      Doris Day wrote that her manager/husband Martin Melcher was terribly concerned over the box-office failure of this film and It Happened to Jane (1959). Their failures caused Day to drop out of the Top Ten Box Office Stars. Day and Melcher had words about him hustling her into almost any film for the money instead of waiting to find good scripts that would have produced better results.
    • Goofs
      In the scene when the women are on their bikes discussing the $1000 you can see leaves falling from the trees. However when the guys are inside, reference is made that the month is March.
    • Quotes

      Isolde Poole: I bought a dress at Bonwits. A lovely watermelon shantung.

      August 'Augie' Poole: Fine. Now you've got something fit to wear into Saks.

    • Soundtracks
      The Tunnel of Love
      (uncredited)

      Written by Patty Fisher, Bob Roberts

      Sung by Doris Day

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A Guilty Conscience
    The Tunnel of Love ran for 417 performances on Broadway for the 1957-1958 season and starred Tom Ewell and Nancy Olson. It was written by Joseph Fields and repeating their roles from the original production are Elizabeth Fraser and Elizabeth Wilson.

    The play didn't survive the journey to Hollywood, mainly because of the horrible miscasting of Richard Widmark as the husband. He and wife Doris Day are trying to either have a child or adopt one whichever comes first. After a night's indiscretion with social worker Gia Scala, Widmark thinks he's the father of her kid and when she hits him up for a loan, that seems to clinch the deal.

    Widmark was in a role that should either have gone to Dean Martin or Glenn Ford. In their screen roles I've seen aspects of Augie Poole's character that would have fit Dino or Glenn easily. But in Widmark's hands it drops like a lead bassinet.

    Best in this film is Gig Young playing one of his male lead best friend types he started perfecting around this time. It seemed for a while like you couldn't make a domestic screen comedy that either he or Tony Randall weren't in playing the same kind of parts. He took over from Darren McGavin who did the part of the wolfish playboy neighbor on Broadway whose growing family doesn't slow him down in the hanky panky department a bit.

    My guess is that Widmark was trying to expand his range a bit. The best comedy effort in his career was on the I Love Lucy Show and there he was just a foil for the movie star struck Lucy Ricardo.

    Doris was all right in her part, but she certainly did much better work with Rock Hudson who also would have been good casting as the male lead.

    Best thing about The Tunnel of Love. Doris sang and recorded the title song that's sung over the opening credits. If the rest of the film had been as good as the song.
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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1959 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Babys auf Bestellung
    • Filming locations
      • Heroes Tunnel, formerly West Rock Tunnel, Route 15, Wilbur Cross Pkwy, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Arwin Productions
      • Fields Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Perspecta Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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