Tea for Two (1950)

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Harry Clork (screenplay)
Otto A. Harbach (play)
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Release Date:

2 September 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours...

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Broadway | Drink In Title | Beautiful Woman | Wager

Awards:

Won Golden Globe.

Cast

Doris Day	...	Nanette Carter
Gordon MacRae	...	Jimmy Smith
Gene Nelson	...	Tommy Trainor
Eve Arden	...	Pauline Hastings
Billy De Wolfe	...	Larry Blair
S.Z. Sakall	...	J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
Bill Goodwin	...	William 'Moe' Early
Patrice Wymore	...	Beatrice Darcy (as Pat Wymore)
Virginia Gibson	...	Mabel Wiley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Baxter	...	Mr. Woltz, Show Backer (uncredited)
Carol Coombs	...	Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Jack Daley	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
Herschel Daugherty	...	Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Elinor Donahue	...	Lynne Smith (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	...	Terry Clancy, Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy	...	Hattie, Early's Secretary (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	First-Nighter in Box (uncredited)
Art Gilmore	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Carol Haney	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Harvey	...	Mr. Grover, Show Backer (uncredited)
John Hedloe	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Crauford Kent	...	Stevens, the Butler (uncredited)
Daria Massey	...	Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Johnny McGovern	...	Richard Smith (uncredited)
Michael Miller	...	Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Norman Ollestad	...	Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw	...	Piano Mover (uncredited)
Angela Stevens	...	Chorus girl (uncredited)
Dee Turnell	...	Chorus girl (uncredited)

Directed by
David Butler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harry Clork		screenplay
Otto A. Harbach		play "No, No, Nanette"
William Jacobs		writer
Frank Mandel		play "No, No, Nanette"
Emil Nyitray		play "No, No, Nanette"

Produced by
William Jacobs	....	producer

Non-Original Music by
Vincent Youmans		(from musical "No, No, Nanette")

Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Irene Morra

Art Direction by
Douglas Bacon

Set Decoration by
Lyle B. Reifsnider		(as L. Reifsnider)

Costume Design by
Leah Rhodes

Makeup Department
Al Greenway	....	makeup artist
Tillie Starriett	....	hair stylist (as Tillie Starret)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Quinn	....	assistant director (as Phil Quinn)

Sound Department
Charles David Forrest	....	sound (as David Forrest)
Dolph Thomas	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Albin	....	still photographer
Frank Flanagan	....	gaffer (as Frank Flannigan)
Charles Harris	....	grip (as Chuck Harris)
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (as George Nogle)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Rhodes	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Ray Heindorf	....	musical director
Ray Heindorf	....	orchestrator
LeRoy Prinz	....	director: musical numbers

Other crew
Mitchell Kovaleski	....	technicolor color consultant
Eddie Prinz	....	choreographer
LeRoy Prinz	....	choreographer
Al White Jr.	....	choreographer (as Al White)
Alma Young	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved | West Germany:12 (nf)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In this version of the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette", Eve Arden plays Pauline, but in the original 1940 version she played Kitty.

Movie Connections:

Version of No, No, Nanette (1940)

Soundtrack:

When the Sea Is Calling Me

Simply Spectacular!

Doris Day at her best! This film made me a fan. I love you Doris...and hope you are blessed knowing you've lifted my spirits many times. The color is out of this world in this bright cheerful film too.