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Two for the Seesaw

  • 19621962
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  • 1h 59m
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Two for the Seesaw (1962)
Jerry Ryan is wandering aimlessly around New York, having given up his law career in Nebraska when his wife asked for a divorce. He meets up with Gittel Mosca, an impoverished dancer from Greenwich Village, and the two try to straighten out their lives together.
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Robert Wise directs Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in this spicy and poignant love story about a free-spirited Greenwich Village girl who hooks up with a brooding Nebraska lawyer. In HD... Read allRobert Wise directs Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in this spicy and poignant love story about a free-spirited Greenwich Village girl who hooks up with a brooding Nebraska lawyer. In HD.Robert Wise directs Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in this spicy and poignant love story about a free-spirited Greenwich Village girl who hooks up with a brooding Nebraska lawyer. In HD.
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    • Robert Wise
    • William Gibson(play)
    • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Edmon Ryan
    • Robert Wise
    • William Gibson(play)
    • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Edmon Ryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Robert Mitchum in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
    Shirley MacLaine in Two for the Seesaw (1962)
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    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Jerry Ryan
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Gittel Mosca
    Edmon Ryan
    Edmon Ryan
    • Frank Taubman
    Elisabeth Fraser
    Elisabeth Fraser
    • Sophie
    Eddie Firestone
    Eddie Firestone
    • Oscar
    Billy Gray
    • Mr. Jacoby
    Julie Allred
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Berry
    Ken Berry
    • Larry - Mosca's Dance Teacher
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Borzage
    Bill Borzage
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Danny Borzage
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Shirley Cytron
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Cia Dave
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Enserro
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Fong
    • Chinese Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Richard George
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Gould
    Harold Gould
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Molly - Dance Student's Mother
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert Wise
      • William Gibson(play)
      • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum began a love affair that lasted for years during the shooting of this film.
    • Goofs
      Gittle pours milk into a pan so she can make warm milk - but she only leaves it on stove for about five seconds.
    • Quotes

      Jerry Ryan: It's true. Half of me hasn't even been in this town.

      Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I tried Jake.

      Jerry Ryan: Of course.

      Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: So we're both flops.

      Jerry Ryan: No. Not both of us. Not you. I've tried to make you over so you'd be more like me - like everyone, I guess. Stingy, holding back, guarding what we have because we've got so little. Everything you get, you give back double. No, you're not a flop. You're a gift, infant. Underneath that beautiful face there's a street brawler. But underneath that there's someone... that no one, nothing has ever dirtied. The way people were meant to be. That's what you are.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Second Chance
      Music by André Previn
      Lyrics by Dory Previn
      Sung by Jackie Cain (uncredited)

    User reviews33

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    They dont name girls "Gittle" any more........
    These days women have names like Jennifer or Ashley, but Shirley MacLaine's memorable character in this film is named "Gittle". A Jewish girl in early '60s New York, she becomes involved with Jerry Ryan, (Robert Mitchum) an introspective, self loathing mid-western lawyer. The relationship becomes a bit complicated, and the two find their love cannot survive the rough seas of romance.

    Critics in 1962 complained about the lack of on screen chemistry between Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum, even though they began a real life romance directly after this film.
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    • max86
    • Apr 21, 2000

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    • Elizabeth Taylor---Was She Suppose to Star in "Seesaw"?

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1962 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 149 W 4th St, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Argyle Productions
      • Seesaw Productions
      • Talbot Productions
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    • 1 hour 59 minutes
      • Black and White

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