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The Facts of Life

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  • 1h 43m
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6.4/10
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Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in The Facts of Life (1960)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Sophisticated comedy with Larry and Kitty leaving their spouses for an interlude together.Sophisticated comedy with Larry and Kitty leaving their spouses for an interlude together.Sophisticated comedy with Larry and Kitty leaving their spouses for an interlude together.
IMDb RATING
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1.6K
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  • Director
    • Melvin Frank
  • Writers
    • Melvin Frank
    • Norman Panama
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Lucille Ball
    • Ruth Hussey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Melvin Frank
  • Writers
    • Melvin Frank
    • Norman Panama
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Lucille Ball
    • Ruth Hussey
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    • 32User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Larry Gilbertas Larry Gilbert
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Kitty Weaveras Kitty Weaver
    Ruth Hussey
    Ruth Hussey
    • Mary Gilbertas Mary Gilbert
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Jack Weaveras Jack Weaver
    Louis Nye
    Louis Nye
    • Hamilton Busbeeas Hamilton Busbee
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Doc Masonas Doc Mason
    • (as Phillip Ober)
    Marianne Stewart
    Marianne Stewart
    • Connie Masonas Connie Mason
    Peter Leeds
    • Thompson - the Dry Cleaneras Thompson - the Dry Cleaner
    Hollis Irving
    Hollis Irving
    • Myrtle Busbeeas Myrtle Busbee
    William Lanteau
    William Lanteau
    • Airline Clerkas Airline Clerk
    Robert F. Simon
    Robert F. Simon
    • Motel Clerkas Motel Clerk
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Gussieas Gussie
    • (as Louise Beaver)
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • First Husband in Motel Roomas First Husband in Motel Room
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Board Memberas Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Baker
    Eddie Baker
    • Man at Airportas Man at Airport
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Booth
    Billy Booth
    • Little Gray Squirrelas Little Gray Squirrel
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Brodus
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Melvin Frank
    • Writers
      • Melvin Frank
      • Norman Panama
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    Storyline

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    Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages. —scgary66
    • marriage
    • vacation
    • fishing
    • husband wife relationship
    • young men's christian association
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      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Third of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together.
    • Goofs
      When Kitty and Larry are eating in a restaurant in Pasadena, a waitress comes to their table. A few weeks later when they are at a restaurant in Monterey, the same waitress in the same uniform is their server.
    • Quotes

      Larry Gilbert: Are you sure you're with the right woman?

      Man in Motel Room: No buddy, I'm with the wrong woman, but I've been with her for 30 years.

    • Connections
      Featured in Happy Birthday, Bob (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      The Facts of Life
      Lyrics and Music by Johnny Mercer

      Performed by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Cute movie, like so many made at the time.
    This is a pretty good movie, as far as situation comedies go. Very typical of the movies Hope was making at that time. Pepole who have only seen the Hope and Crosby Road shows think Hops did only one-liner jokes, actually more of his movies were in the vein of this one. I watched all these movies when they came out in the theaters. I started watching Ball and Hope in movies when I was 8 years old, and they were young people. Mostly, I get a kick out of reading the reader comments. Mature for it's time, Advanced for movies made in that era etc. This was NOT considered a racy movie for the times. There were many with a much more " like today's movies" story line and script. The bedroom farce movies were being made and shown to general public audiences i the 40, and take a look at some of the movies made in the late 20s and 30s, before censorship stepped in. They didn't use swear words and the language they use today in movies in the 30s, but those people made some really "broad minded?" movies then. This was just a run of the mill, cutest movie of the times. If you liked Hope in this, you will also like, That Certain Feeling-- 1956-- Bob Hope and Eva Maire Saint The Iron Pettycoat---- 1956-- Bob Hope and Katherine Hepburn I'll Take Sweden------ 1965-- Bob Hope, Dina merrill You don't want to over look Bob Hope in Beau James--- 1957. Tis is the story of the flamboyant mayor of New York City.
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    • charlotte34-1
    • May 29, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • So eine Affäre
    • Filming locations
      • Olympic Drive-In, 12109 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • HLP
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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