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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Rock Hudson | ... | Roger Willoughby | |
| Paula Prentiss | ... | Abigail Page | |
| Maria Perschy | ... | Isolde 'Easy' Mueller | |
| John McGiver | ... | William Cadwalader | |
| Charlene Holt | ... | Tex Connors | |
| Roscoe Karns | ... | Major Phipps | |
| James Westerfield | ... | Policeman | |
| Norman Alden | ... | John Screaming Eagle | |
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Forrest Lewis | ... | Skaggs |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Bagley | |
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Tyler McVey | ... | Customer Bush |
| Kathie Browne | ... | Marcia | |
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Roger Willoughby is considered to be a leading expert on sports fishing. He's written books on the subject and is loved by his customers in the sporting goods department at Abercrombie and Fitch, where he works. There's only one problem however: he's never been fishing in his life. When the store owner enters him in a fishing contest, mayhem ensues. Written by garykmcd
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 March 1964 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Ein Goldfisch an der Leine See more »Company Credits
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Cary Grant turned down the lead role because he was 58 and the leading lady Paula Prentiss was only 24. See more »Goofs
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I have to admit I had a serious crush on Paula Prentiss during her days as a big star. Gloriously beautiful, sexy, with that great Texas accent Ms. Prentiss was a great sexy comedienne and this is likely her greatest role in Howard Hawks Man's Favorite Sport. Initially to be filmed at Paramount with Prentiss and Cary Grant, Paramount per legend refused to cast Paula Prentiss, so Howard Hawks took the project to Universal and cast Rock Hudson and Ms. Prentiss. Man's Favorite Sport? has top notch Universal production values and both stars play off well against each other. Paula Prentiss in an interview years later said she was speechless when introduced to Mr. Hudson as she claimed he was even better looking in person than he was on screen, and that Hudson's personal appearance was so great it was almost beyond comprehension.
Mr Hudson does well in this film. This is a fine wacky comedy directed by a Master Director Howard Hawks and features Ms. Prentiss' finest performance. Paula Prentiss got and deserved equal star billing over the title with box office champ Rock Hudson. I for one am glad that Howard Hawks stood his ground and insisted on Mr. Prentiss who was loaned to Hawks and Universal Prentiss' from home studio MGM
Viva Paula Prentiss