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Move Over, Darling

  • 19631963
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 43m
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6.9/10
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Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
After having been lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
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After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
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    • Michael Gordon
  • Writers
    • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
    • Jack Sher(screenplay)
    • Bella Spewack(based on a screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • James Garner
    • Polly Bergen
    • Michael Gordon
  • Writers
    • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
    • Jack Sher(screenplay)
    • Bella Spewack(based on a screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • James Garner
    • Polly Bergen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 70User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Doris Day and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day and Polly Bergen in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day, James Garner, and Fred Clark in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day and Thelma Ritter in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Doris Day, Polly Bergen, James Garner, and Don Knotts in Move Over, Darling (1963)

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    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Ellen Wagstaff Arden
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Nicholas Arden
    Polly Bergen
    Polly Bergen
    • Bianca Steele Arden
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Grace Arden
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Mr. Codd
    Don Knotts
    Don Knotts
    • Shoe Clerk
    Elliott Reid
    Elliott Reid
    • Dr. Herman Schlick
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • Judge Bryson
    John Astin
    John Astin
    • Clyde Prokey
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    • District Attorney
    Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    • Bellboy
    Max Showalter
    Max Showalter
    • Hotel Desk Clerk
    Alvy Moore
    Alvy Moore
    • Room Service Waiter
    Pami Lee
    • Jenny Arden
    Leslie Farrell
    • Didi Arden
    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • Stephen Burkett
    Jimmy Baya
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Department Store Employee
    • (uncredited)
      • Michael Gordon
    • Writers
      • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
      • Jack Sher(screenplay)
      • Bella Spewack(based on a screenplay by) (story)
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    • Trivia
      The movie Ellen (Doris Day) describes to Bianca (Polly Bergen) while giving her a massage is My Favorite Wife (1940), of which this is a remake.
    • Goofs
      When Ellen is in the hotel room with Nick, in mid-scene, her wig changes. Obviously, the scene was shot more than once with different hair and then spliced together.
    • Quotes

      Bianca Steele: Your Honor, may I please have your permission to get out of here before I explode?

      Judge Bryson: I'd like to go home myself. I'd like to tell my wife about this. She thinks all my cases are dull. This one's a doozy.

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Move Over, Darling
      Music and Lyrics by Joe Lubin, Hal Kanter and Terry Melcher

      Sung by Doris Day and chorus during the opening credits

      Played as background music at the end

    User reviews70

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    8/10
    In some ways better than "My Favorite Wife"
    As you may know, "Move Over Darling" is a remake of the Cary Grant/Irene Dunne film "My Favorite Wife." This film copies the original almost scene-for-scene, with a few changes. I'm torn on which film is better all around, but this version fixes a few things that bothered me about the original. First of all, the reunion between the two main stars at the hotel toward the beginning is more romantic and emotional here. Also, I didn't like the ending of the original film, which felt tagged on and unsatisfying, whereas the ending to this film wrapped everything up nicely and pleasantly. This film has much better co-stars, including Don Knotts and Thelma Ritter. The only reason I do not say for sure that this film is better than the original is the fact that the original was a very funny film, which is not to say that this is unfunny, but the comedy simply doesn't measure up to the brilliance of Cary Grant. I recommend both versions, and while the original provided more laughs, this gives more emotional satisfaction, but both are enjoyable. Just don't watch them side-by-side or you may feel like you just saw the same film twice.

    *** out of ****
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    • kyle-cruse
    • Oct 21, 2009

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1963 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • California Highway 1, Mugu Rock, Ventura County, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Melcher-Arcola Productions
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
      • Color

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