Cash McCall (1960)

Cash McCall is a young and slick business man who buys failing businesses and resells them. Grant Austen's Plastics is even more of a prize to Cash, for Cash is also making a bid for ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay) (as Lenore Coffee), Marion Hargrove (screenplay)

Stars:

James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Garner	...	Cash McCall
Natalie Wood	...	Lory Austen
Nina Foch	...	Maude Kennard
Dean Jagger	...	Grant Austen
E.G. Marshall	...	Winston Conway
Henry Jones	...	Gilmore 'Gil' Clark
Otto Kruger	...	Will Atherson
Roland Winters	...	General Andrew 'Andy' Danvers
Edward Platt	...	Harrison Glenn (as Edward C. Platt)
Edgar Stehli	...	Mr. Pierce
Linda Watkins	...	Marie Austen
Parley Baer	...	Harvey Bannon

Storyline

Cash McCall is a young and slick business man who buys failing businesses and resells them. Grant Austen's Plastics is even more of a prize to Cash, for Cash is also making a bid for Austen's beautiful daughter, Lory. This is Cash's toughest deal ever.

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Plot Keywords:

entrepreneur | business ethics | based on novel | character name as title | business | 

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Taglines:

1960's Romantic Bonanza!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cut to around 85 minutes in the UK and put out on the ABC circuit on a double bill with "Guns of the Timberland" in April 1960.

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Goofs

Lory has her arm around her father's shoulder and camera cuts from another angle and her arm is by her side.

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Quotes

Winston Conway: I'm not a moralist, I'm a lawyer.

User Reviews

" Somehow, I feel, being right is better than being rich "

James Garner has always had a knack for making every character he's played his own. From his early T.V. days as western star Brent Maverick to the last series, The Rockford files. His ease to become the center attraction is a natural pose for such a talented individual. In this story directed by Joseph Pevney, he plays Millionaire tycoon, Cash McCall who's amiable gift for buying and quickly selling industrial real estate is surprisingly lucrative. That is until he meets with eye-candy Natalie Wood who plays Lory Austen, the beautiful daughter of Grant Austin (Dean Jagger) a retiring designer. With a top successful group of businessmen led by Winston Conway (E.G. Marshall), Gilmore Clark (Henry Jones) and Harrison Glenn (Edward Platt), he plans to reap a rich bonus with the biggest deal of his life. However, small incidents like his personal housekeeper Maude Kennard (Nina Foch) wrongly believing McCall is seeking her as a wife and his number one business competitor, General Danvers (Roland Winters) believes McCall is trying to cheat him, are becoming more than annoying. All in all, this Garner vehicle is fun in a number of ways, but all end up creating the correct imagines originally written by author Cameron Hawley. ****

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cash McCall

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1