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10 November 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
Don't Say It! See It!Plot:
After eight years of marriage, Robert and Nina divorce. He takes up with his womanising Navy buddy Charlie... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Sony Releases 6-dvd Jack Lemmon Collection (From CinemaRetro. 11 June 2009, 10:02 AM, PDT)
Chris Lemmon: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 June 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
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Screwball Remarriage, 50's Style moreCast
(Credited cast)| Judy Holliday | ... | Nina Tracey nee Chapman | |
| Jack Lemmon | ... | Robert Tracey | |
| Jack Carson | ... | Charlie Nelson | |
| Kim Novak | ... | Janis | |
| Luella Gear | ... | Mrs. Edith Chapman | |
| Donald Randolph | ... | Dr. Van Kessel | |
| Donald Curtis | ... | Actor Rick Vidal aka Dr. John Van Kessel | |
| Arny Freeman | ... | Language teacher | |
| Eddie Searles | ... | Tommy |
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88 min (TCM Print)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Fun Stuff
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Columbia Pictures approached George Axelrod to produce a film version of his very popular play, "The Seven Year Itch," but the film rights were tied up as long as it was running on Broadway. He instead offered them "Phffft!"--- an earlier play of his dealing with a similar subject. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Nina's martini glass moves from one hand to the other several time when she and Charlie are drinking martini's at the bar and again on the sofa moreFAQ
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Almost all US sex comedies of the 50's & 60's are dated now by a quaint leering approach to sex & marriage, not to mention the costumes, hair, settings. But the remarriage theme will always be ripe for romantic comedy fun. Here, George Axelrod got his start. He later wrote screenplays for "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter," "Breakfast At Tiffany's," "Goodbye Charlie," and in a dark mood, "The Manchurian Candidate." His style is comparable to Preston Sturges, using wit to slice through the social conventions. Judy Holliday & Jack Lemmon were a wonderful match. Judy could play an "everywoman" to Jack's "everyman" as in "It Should Happen To You." She could surprise & bedevil him with her mix of ditzines & intelligence. Their comic timing together seems effortlessly perfect. This film should be remembered more fondly.