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 | |
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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 | loss of husband | multiple marriages | romantic comedy | husband and wife relationship |Taglines:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 July 1964 (UK) 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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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$13,298,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$19,816,200Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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The beatnik artist Polly appears to be a parody/caricature of Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle, aka "Niki" de Saint Phalle, whose various "shooting" paintings arrived on the art scene in mid-1961, when the script for the film was first being written. Niki didn't have Polly's Beretta M1938A submachine gun, though; she used a .22 rifle borrowed from her future husband, Jean Tinguely. 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
Edgar Hopper: Oh, Louisa. I'll make you happy. I'll never work hard. I'll never make good, I swear it.See more »
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Opening Fox Fanfare is in the colour PINK. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In the 1960's, you could not argue with the star power of Shirley MacLaine. She was probably in at least twenty movies in that decade. This is a worthy showcase to her talent and hold ups well for the most part. The movie is very funny in parts and when its not out-and-out funny, you are still smiling. Its nice to see Paul Newman and Robert Mitchum in a light comedy, and Dean Martin and Dick Van Dyke were good also.
Margaret Dumont as Shirley's mother was very funny and I was sorry she was not in more scenes. All those years of sharing a screen with the Marx Brothers certainly rubbed off.
I would love to know which men were offered parts but did not appear in the movie - like, where is Jack Lemmon and Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford?
Edith Head must have billed 20th Century Fox for a million hours of OT. She creates about six hundred costumes for Shirley and the guys. I think she got a nomination for this, but then again, in her case that's not saying anything special.