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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
455
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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
Heather is the lead singer for a band that is on its way to fame and fortune. Things get complicated when she becomes pregnant and has three men willing to be both husband and father. But her boss isn't one of them.
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Heather is the lead singer for a band that is on its way to fame and fortune. Things get complicated when she becomes pregnant and has three men willing to be both husband and father. But he... Read allHeather is the lead singer for a band that is on its way to fame and fortune. Things get complicated when she becomes pregnant and has three men willing to be both husband and father. But her boss isn't one of them.Heather is the lead singer for a band that is on its way to fame and fortune. Things get complicated when she becomes pregnant and has three men willing to be both husband and father. But her boss isn't one of them.

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
455
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Tewksbury
  • Writers
    • Phil Shuken(screenplay)
    • Patte Wheat Mahan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Dee
    • George Hamilton
    • Celeste Holm
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Tewksbury
  • Writers
    • Phil Shuken(screenplay)
    • Patte Wheat Mahan(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Dee
    • George Hamilton
    • Celeste Holm
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    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:55
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    Celeste Holm and Amber Smale at an event for Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Celeste Holm and Dick Kallman at an event for Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee and George Hamilton in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Sandra Dee and George Hamilton in Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)

    Top cast

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    Sandra Dee
    Sandra Dee
    • Heather Halloranas Heather Halloran
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Harlan Wycliffas Harlan Wycliff
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Louise Halloranas Louise Halloran
    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Dick Benderas Dick Bender
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Hank Judsonas Hank Judson
    Dick Kallman
    Dick Kallman
    • Pat Muradas Pat Murad
    Mort Sahl
    Mort Sahl
    • Dan Ruskinas Dan Ruskin
    Robert Gibbons
    • Judge Alexander Northas Judge Alexander North
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Joe Bonneyas Joe Bonney
    Med Flory
    Med Flory
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Scott White
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Donald Mitchell
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Jenny Ribbockas Jenny Ribbock
    Charlotte Stewart
    Charlotte Stewart
    • Miss Reynoldsas Miss Reynolds
    • (as Charlotte Considine)
    Allison McKay
    Allison McKay
    • Cigarette Girlas Cigarette Girl
    Don Ames
    • Man Hiding Bodyas Man Hiding Body
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Berry
    • Manas Man
    • (uncredited)
    Thordis Brandt
    Thordis Brandt
    • Cigarette Girlas Cigarette Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Tewksbury
    • Writers
      • Phil Shuken(screenplay)
      • Patte Wheat Mahan(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Early twenty-something innocent Heather Halloran has always been pushed by her stage mother, Louise Halloran, to be a professional singer, despite Heather not wanting that as a career and having only modest talent as a singer. Against Louise's goal, Heather instead gets an office job working as a secretary for Harlan W. Wycliff, who has a mind and thus behaves like a computer. As such, he *knows* he's always right, including that his secretaries fall in love with him because he's young, powerful, wealthy and attractive. To prove Harlan wrong on another issue and thus knock his superior attitude down a notch or two, Heather takes Louise up on her offer for $5,000, which required Louise to re-mortgage her house, for professional help in putting together a musical act. Through her dealings with Harlan and the serious pursuit of that musical career, Heather embarks on trial relationships with three men who have doggedly pursued her: Dick Bender, a childhood friend and longtime neighbor who has been around the block a few times; Pat Murad, her arranger and singing coach, who is a bit of a lush; and Hank Judson, a shoe salesman and struggling actor, who specializes in overly dramatic death scenes. In the process, Heather gets pregnant. Each of Dick, Pat and Hank, who loves her in his own way, wants to marry Heather. But Heather comes to the realization that she only wants the love of one man, the person who got her pregnant, that person being... he who does not know he's the father. —Huggo
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    • Taglines
      • She Has to Choose a Husband in a Hurry!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Hank tells Heather he spends $40 per week on booze. That amount would equate to over $310 in 2019.
    • Goofs
      Heather comes into Harlan's office and sits down while he is shaving. He sees her in the mirror he is holding and looks her up and down, but his hand and the mirror he is holding don't move, revealing it is a process shot.
    • Quotes

      Heather Halloran: I'm not working for a human being. He's a computer, with an automatic brain, and an electric eye, and a recording system all in one.

      Louise Halloran: My boss is a slob.

    • Connections
      References Mister Buddwing (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
      Music and lyrics by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss

      Performed by Sandra Dee (dubbed by Marie Greene (uncredited))

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    2/10
    A Poor Attempt at Comedy-
    I recalled seeing this movie as a child in the 70's, and was very excited when I saw that TCM was showing is this month. I made sure I taped it and then settled down for a fun night of nostalgia. Well... I was very disappointed! This film makes no sense and is so slapstick that is is an embarrassment for fans of Sandra Dee, like me. I wasn't expecting high drama, but compared to 'If a Man Answers' or 'Come September', this is just silly nonsense. The director really tried to hard to get laughs and it didn't work. I love Sandra Dee and am sorry to say this is one of her only films I really hated. If you have never really seen many films with her than I would recommend the aforementioned two and a must see... 'A Summer Place'. I feel really terrible to leave this review, but this film is just not worthwhile.
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    • filmloverlady
    • Apr 29, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1967 (Colombia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • This Way Out, Please
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Trident Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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