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...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bob Hope | ... | Larry Gilbert | |
| Lucille Ball | ... | Kitty Weaver | |
| Ruth Hussey | ... | Mary Gilbert | |
| Don DeFore | ... | Jack Weaver | |
| Louis Nye | ... | Hamilton Busbee | |
| Philip Ober | ... | Doc Mason (as Phillip Ober) | |
| Marianne Stewart | ... | Connie Mason | |
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Peter Leeds | ... | Thompson - the Dry Cleaner |
| Hollis Irving | ... | Myrtle Busbee | |
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William Lanteau | ... | Airline Clerk |
| Robert F. Simon | ... | Motel Clerk | |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Gussie (as Louise Beaver) | |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | First Husband in Motel Room | |
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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. Written by scgary66
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14 November 1960 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lyrics and Music by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé
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A UPI news item dated July 3, 1960 reports that while preparing to film a scene on a boat, Lucille Ball fell, struck her head and was knocked unconscious. She was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a possible concussion and severe face and leg bruises. Her ex-husband Desi Arnaz rushed to the hospital from his ranch at Corona to be with her. Fortunately, preliminary x-rays of the head, neck and spine showed that the beloved star was not seriously hurt. Bob Hope was quoted in a New York Times article, "This film should have been shot at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital". See more »Goofs
After Kitty and Larry's moonlight swim, Kitty's hair is completely dry. See more »Quotes
Kitty Weaver: Am I really doing this? Me, Kitty Weaver? Secretary to the PTA? Den mother to the Cub Scouts? Am I really going to San Francisco to spend the weekend... with the husband of my best friend?See more »
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Referenced in The Bob Hope Show: The Bob Hope Buick Sports Awards Show (1961) See more »Soundtracks
The Facts of LifeLyrics and Music by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé
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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.