A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Louisa May Foster | |
| Paul Newman | ... | Larry Flint | |
| Robert Mitchum | ... | Rod Anderson, Jr. | |
| Dean Martin | ... | Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley | |
| Gene Kelly | ... | Pinky Benson | |
| Robert Cummings | ... | Dr. Victor Stephanson (as Bob Cummings) | |
| Dick Van Dyke | ... | Edgar Hopper | |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Painter | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Foster | |
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Lou Nova | ... | Trentino |
| Fifi D'Orsay | ... | Baroness | |
| Maurice Marsac | ... | Rene | |
| Wally Vernon | ... | Agent | |
| Jane Wald | ... | Polly | |
| Lenny Kent | ... | Hollywood Lawyer | |
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This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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black comedy | exclamation point in title | punctuation in title | husband wife relationship | death of husband |Taglines:
What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
26 June 1964 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
I Love Louisa See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - 111 N Hope St, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$20,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
Performed by Gene Kelly
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There is a reference to Shirley MacLaine's Irma la Douce (1963) in the scene where Louisa arrives in Paris. On the bus, she passes "Maxim's", which is featured prominently in the beginning montage of "Irma la Douce". See more »Goofs
When Louisa joins Rod Anderson on the flight deck of the airplane, it obviously is not one of a 707, as the exterior shots establish. There is no flight engineer position, and the control yokes appear to be from a Douglas airplane. In addition, there are a number of instruments behind the pilot's position. See more »Quotes
Rod Anderson, Jr.: Nobody triples the business of Anderson Enterprises but Rod Anderson. Someone has been giving orders... somewhere. Somebody in my organization. Why, that's absolute treachery. Somebody's been giving orders behind my back. Imagine that! If I wanna lose a fortune, I'll lose a fortune. If I wanna triple it, I'll triple it - no one else. I'm gonna get to every one of my offices all over the world, and I'm gonna find out who's been running things behind my back. Triple it? How could he possibly ...See more »
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The 20th Century Fox logo is shaded pink, Pinky Benson's favourite color. See more »Soundtracks
I Think that You and I Should Get AcquaintedLyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
Performed by Gene Kelly
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I recently bought this movie, it's so funny. I don't think it could be remade decently because the stars in it were big enough to poke fun at themselves and their business. I can't imagine a modern "star" being able to laugh at himself. I first saw it when it came out and I loved it on the big screen and I still love it. I had a younger friend over and she loved it. I bought it from a "cheap movie" bin at my grocer's. The costumes are marvelous, the "movie" song/dance parts are so much fun. I would still like to know what Paul Newman was saying in French so I'm still looking for someone who can speak the language and interpret for me. (It sounded dirty, LOL.) When I first saw this movie, the ending was a surprise twist; the movie's a combination of over-the-top funny, satiric and just plain charming. Some of our biggest stars having fun. It's worth seeing.