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7.2/10   1,385 votes
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Director:

George Seaton

Writers:

Fay Kanin (written by) and
Michael Kanin (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

1 April 1958 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Romance more

Tagline:

Their mixed-up romance adds up to this: GREAT DAY! GREAT GUY! GREAT FUN!

Plot:

James Gannon, the hardboiled city editor of a newspaper, believes that the only way to learn the business is by way of the School of Hard Knocks... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more

NewsDesk:

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User Comments:

One of Clark Gable's best films--Doris's too more (32 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Clark Gable ... James Gannon / James Gallangher

Doris Day ... Erica Stone
Gig Young ... Dr. Hugo Pine
Mamie Van Doren ... Peggy DeFore
Nick Adams ... Barney Kovac
Peter Baldwin ... Harold Miller

Marion Ross ... Katy Fuller

Charles Lane ... Roy
Jack Albertson ... Guide
Florenz Ames ... J.L. Ballentine
Harry Antrim ... Lloyd Crowley
Vivian Nathan ... Mrs. Kovac
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Additional Details

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved | Finland:S


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The movie was deliberately filmed in black & white in an attempt to disguise Clark Gable's age and weight. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gannon is in Dr. Pine's kitchen getting a drink, a cabinet is opened with the open door located right behind Gannon's head. When the scene cuts to a shot showing the kitchen from the living room, the open cabinet door is nowhere in sight. more

Quotes:

James Gannon: Morning. Hangover?
Dr. Hugo Pine: Calling what I have a 'hangover' is like referring to the Johnstown flood as a slight drizzle.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-22)" (2008) more

Soundtrack:

Teacher's Pet Mambo more


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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
One of Clark Gable's best films--Doris's too, 20 October 2001
9/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Classy, rapid-fire comedy that combines "His Girl Friday" with any one of the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn battle-of-the-sexes. The set-up of the plot is rather hoary and contrived (gruff city editor of a New York newspaper--who is so anti-education that he hates the smell of chalk--falls for a journalism teacher), yet the writing and the deft handling are so assured, you can nearly forgive the sitcom devices. The actress at the beginning of the film who begs Clark Gable to fire her son is such a wonderful, believable find that she gets the picture off on just the right note; Gable and teacher Doris Day are lovely together, fighting and flirting and completely at ease in their roles. When Gable finally plants one on DD, she turns away in a huff, only to melt with wobbly knees. It's a fantastic moment in this unjustly forgotten, underrated classic. ***1/2 from ****

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