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Looking for Love

  • 19641964
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  • 1h 25m
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5.7/10
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George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Johnny Carson, Joby Baker, Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Susan Oliver, Paula Prentiss, Danny Thomas, and Jesse White in Looking for Love (1964)
After being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl next door Libby Caruso decides to give up on having a singing career and focus on what she believes is her destiny: to be a wife, hopefully to a doctor. To nab a husband, she believes she has to get a job where many eligible bachelors would notice her, that job despite she having no skills besides singing. Away from her job as a Girl Friday at a brokerage firm, Libby, upon seeing him, believes she is destined to marry Paul Davis, who works at the product development company where Libby's best friend and roommate Jan McNair works, and who believes he is God's gift to the world, if only anyone would notice. Jan knows that Libby isn't Paul's type, he who didn't even notice her. However, who may be Libby's type, but who she in turn didn't really notice is Cuz Rickover, part-time supermarket stock-boy and part-time bass player among some other part-time activities. Ultimately, Paul believes he can help Libby and in turn help himself in developing a product for market that Libby created to make her 9-to-5 life easier. But as Paul helps Libby with the product with Libby in turn hoping to get Paul to ask her to marry him, Libby gets an opportunity to showcase her singing to a wide audience. So as Libby's 9-to-5 life, her pursuit of a husband, the product development and the singing seem to be moving up and down simultaneously, Libby has to decide where her focus lies. The answers as to what she should do with her life may just fall into place by others giving those areas a little push.
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After being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl-next-door Libby Caruso decides to give up on her singing career and focus on fulfilling her destiny of being... Read allAfter being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl-next-door Libby Caruso decides to give up on her singing career and focus on fulfilling her destiny of being a wife, hopefully to a doctor. She believes that to nab a husband she must get a job wher... Read allAfter being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl-next-door Libby Caruso decides to give up on her singing career and focus on fulfilling her destiny of being a wife, hopefully to a doctor. She believes that to nab a husband she must get a job where many eligible bachelors would notice her, but singing is her only real skill. She lands ... Read all

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  • Director
    • Don Weis
  • Writer
    • Ruth Brooks Flippen
  • Stars
    • Connie Francis
    • Jim Hutton
    • Susan Oliver
Top credits
  • Director
    • Don Weis
  • Writer
    • Ruth Brooks Flippen
  • Stars
    • Connie Francis
    • Jim Hutton
    • Susan Oliver
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 3:15
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    Photos20

    Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)
    Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)
    Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)
    Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)
    Barbara Nichols in Looking for Love (1964)
    Jim Hutton, Joby Baker, Connie Francis, and Susan Oliver in Looking for Love (1964)
    Connie Francis, Susan Oliver, and Jesse White in Looking for Love (1964)
    Joby Baker and Susan Oliver in Looking for Love (1964)
    Connie Francis and Susan Oliver in Looking for Love (1964)
    Joby Baker, Connie Francis, and Susan Oliver in Looking for Love (1964)
    Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)
    Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss in Looking for Love (1964)

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    Connie Francis
    Connie Francis
    • Libby Carusoas Libby Caruso
    Jim Hutton
    Jim Hutton
    • Paul Davisas Paul Davis
    Susan Oliver
    Susan Oliver
    • Jan McNairas Jan McNair
    Joby Baker
    Joby Baker
    • Cuz Rickoveras Cuz Rickover
    Barbara Nichols
    Barbara Nichols
    • Gaye Swingeras Gaye Swinger
    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson
    • Johnny Carsonas Johnny Carson
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • George Hamiltonas George Hamilton
    Yvette Mimieux
    Yvette Mimieux
    • Yvette Mimieuxas Yvette Mimieux
    Paula Prentiss
    Paula Prentiss
    • Paula Prentissas Paula Prentiss
    Danny Thomas
    Danny Thomas
    • Danny Thomasas Danny Thomas
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Ralph Frontas Ralph Front
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Tiger Shayas Tiger Shay
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Directoras Director
    Joan Marshall
    Joan Marshall
    • Miss Devineas Miss Devine
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Employment Service Officialas Employment Service Official
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Nightclub Patronas Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Bunny Bishop
    • Customeras Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Madge Blake
    Madge Blake
    • Mrs. Pressas Mrs. Press
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Weis
    • Writer
      • Ruth Brooks Flippen
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    After being in Hollywood for a month with lots of compliments but no offers, girl-next-door Libby Caruso decides to give up on her singing career and focus on fulfilling her destiny of being a wife, hopefully to a doctor. She believes that to nab a husband she must get a job where many eligible bachelors would notice her, but singing is her only real skill. She lands a Girl Friday job at a brokerage firm and believes that she is destined to marry Paul Davis, who works at the product-development company where her best friend and roommate Jan McNair works. Paul believes that he is God's gift to the world, if only anyone would notice. Jan knows that Libby isn't his type, and he didn't even notice her. Cuz Rickover might be Libby's type, but she didn't notice him. Cuz is a part-timer: part-time supermarket stockman and part-time bass player, among other part-time activities. Ultimately, Paul believes he can help Libby and in turn help himself in developing a product for market that Libby created to make her 9-to-5 life easier. But as he helps her with that and she hopes he'll ask her to marry him, she gets the opportunity to showcase her singing to a wide audience. So as Libby's 9-to-5 life, her pursuit of a husband, the product development, and the singing seem to be moving up and down simultaneously, she must decide where her focus lies. The answers to what she should do with her life might just fall into place with a little push from the people in her life. —Huggo
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    • singing
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      • It's CONNIE...putting Hollywood's handsomest guys to the "kiss-test"...as she makes a laugh-daffy leap into love!
    • Genre
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      When Connie Francis ran into Elvis Presley on the set of this movie, he reportedly remarked, "I hear you're using a lot of guest stars in your new musical. How about a job for a hungry folk singer?" because so many guest stars were scheduled for the film that it was joked that anyone who asked could be in it.
    • Quotes

      Mr. McBride: Do you know who this is? This is the owner and president of this outfit, Horace McBride!

      Libby Caruso: [At the PBX] Oh? Do you know who this is?

      Mr. McBride: No.

      Libby Caruso: [Disconnecting him] Good!

    • Connections
      Edited into Bone (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Have a Party
      Written by Hank Hunter and Stan Vincent

    User reviews11

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    Top review
    4/10
    A Date with Connie Francis
    After a great opening credits sequence, our story begins. Attractive telephone operator Connie Francis (as Libby Caruso) wants to make it big in show business, get married and have babies. With her figure and singing voice, this shouldn't take too long. To prevent clothing from wrinkling overnight, Ms. Francis invents the "Lady Valet" which garners her an appearance on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson. He thinks her invention looks like a "blind date for a Martian," and invites Francis to sing. She's another Caruso, but goes unnoticed by tall Jim Hutton (as Paul Davis)...

    "Looking for Love" finds Francis in good voice, and improved as a comedy star. She's not paired well with Mr. Hutton, which was the story's point, but still… Best friend Susan Oliver (as Jan McNair) and bass player Joby Baker (as Cuz Rickover) round out a romantic quartet. The title track reached #34 on the "Cash Box" pop chart and the soundtrack LP sold moderately during The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" onslaught. MGM and Francis continued the formula for one more film, with decreasing returns. They really should have been producing a TV variety series, with singing and skits.

    **** Looking for Love (8/5/64) Don Weis ~ Connie Francis, Jim Hutton, Susan Oliver, Joby Baker
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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1964 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ungkarlsfällan
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Euterpe
      • Framnet
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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