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Overview

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Director:
Joshua Logan
Writers:
Russel Crouse (play)
Julius J. Epstein (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
6 April 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
User Comments:
This is Anthony Perkins at his best!! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Anthony Perkins ... Ray Blent

Jane Fonda ... June Ryder
Ray Walston ... Professor Leo Sullivan
Marc Connelly ... Professor Charles Osman
Anne Jackson ... Myra Sullivan
Murray Hamilton ... Coach Sandy Hardy
Bob Wright ... President Harmon Nagel
Bart Burns ... District Attorney Davis
Karl Lukas ... 1st Detective
Elizabeth Patterson ... Connie
Tom Laughlin ... Fred Jensen
Barbara Darrow ... Frieda Jensen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Way the Ball Bounces (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:U (video) | UK:U (original rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Marc Connelly was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "Tall Story" as Professor Charles Osman. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the several instances where the bribery money is shown, it has the appearance of real money, mostly $50 and $100 bills, but when Tom Laughlin is counting it in the final sequence, it is obviously stage money. more
Quotes:
Ray Blent: Now, in Japan, the height of passion is expressed by a kiss on the back of the neck! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Tall Story more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
This is Anthony Perkins at his best!!, 30 November 1998

Anthony Perkins shines as a small town basketball star who finds more than sports success at Custer College. Jane Fonda is wonderful in this morally simplistic depiction of

small town life.

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