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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   1,545 votes
Director:
Jack Smight
Writers:
William Goldman (screenplay)
Ross Macdonald (novel)
Release Date:
23 February 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Drama more
Tagline:
This is a different kind of cat named Harper... and excitement clings to him like a dame! more
Plot:
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Shelley Winters: 1920-2006 (From IMDb News. 14 January 2006)
User Comments:
How do I love Harper? more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Paul Newman ... Lew Harper

Lauren Bacall ... Elaine Sampson

Julie Harris ... Betty Fraley
Arthur Hill ... Albert Graves

Janet Leigh ... Susan Harper
Pamela Tiffin ... Miranda Sampson

Robert Wagner ... Allan Taggert
Robert Webber ... Dwight Troy

Shelley Winters ... Fay Estabrook

Harold Gould ... Sheriff Spanner
Roy Jenson ... Puddler
Strother Martin ... Claude
Martin West ... Deputy Sheriff
Jacqueline deWit ... Mrs. Kronberg
Eugene Iglesias ... Felix
Richard Carlyle ... Fred Platt
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kathryn Janssen ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
China Lee ... Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... Eddie Fraley (uncredited)
Herbert Sullivan ... Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jack Smight 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
William Goldman  screenplay
Ross Macdonald  novel "The Moving Target"

Produced by
Jerry Gershwin .... producer
Elliott Kastner .... producer
 
Original Music by
Johnny Mandel 
 
Cinematography by
Conrad L. Hall  (as Conrad Hall)
 
Film Editing by
Stefan Arnsten 
 
Art Direction by
Alfred Sweeney 
 
Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter  (as Claude Carpenter)
 
Costume Design by
Sally Edwards 
William Smith 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly .... supervising hair stylist
Jay Sebring .... hair stylist: Paul Newman, Robert Wagner
 
Production Management
Chuck Hansen .... unit manager (as Charles Hansen)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James H. Brown .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Ward Preston .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Stanley Jones .... sound
Dan Wallin .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
Paul Baxley .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Gene Coogan .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett .... stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Ann Pat Kelly .... stunts (uncredited)
Sam A. Mides .... stunts (uncredited)
Herb Pacheco .... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Pronto .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Shannon .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Sheppard .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers .... stunts (uncredited)
Morton C. Thompson .... stunts (uncredited)
James Turley .... stunts (uncredited)
Ron Veto .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jordan Cronenweth .... camera operator
Richard Moore .... camera operator
 
Music Department
André Previn .... composer: song "Livin' Alone"
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Other crew
Bert Steinberg .... dialogue supervisor
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Moving Target (UK)
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The opening credits sequence (where Harper makes himself a terrible cup of coffee, among other things) was written and shot after the first cut of the film had already been delivered to the studio. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Allen Taggert tosses out the ransom money from Albert Graves' car, the rear projection screen is a city street with other cars on the street. When Harper watches Eddie Rossiter and Betty Fraley drive in and/or out of the money pickup area, it is a dirt road between some oil derricks. more
Quotes:
Lew Harper: [placing a crank call to his wife, imitating English accent into phone] Mrs. Harper? Mrs. Lewis Harper?
Susan Harper: [puzzled and sleepy] Yes...
Lew Harper: Oh thank heavens! You see, we've just picked your name from this enormous drum full of names... Only you had to be there to win... and you are, so you have!
Susan Harper: Win?
Lew Harper: [flustered, thinking] ... Six... one-hour frug lessons, absolutely free. Yes. I'm Austin Schwartz-Marmaduke, of the Schwartz-Marmaduke Institue for Ballroom Education. You must've heard of us, we're just off Wilshire near the Frug Foundation...
Susan Harper: I don't want any frug lessons.
Lew Harper: Of course you do, dear lady. Why just think how t'riffic you'll feel next time you and your husband try frugging...
[starts to break up, chuckling at his own humor]
Lew Harper: how endlessly feminine you'll feel...
[starts to really break up]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Livin' Alone more

FAQ

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29 out of 43 people found the following comment useful:-
How do I love Harper?, 20 September 1999
Author: Cosmo-33 (stubbyneez@yahoo.com) from St. Joseph, MN

This movie is so great. It is very funny and intriguing at the same time. It liked it so much that I made my boss at the video store sell it to me. Harper is a down on his luck P.I. who is going through a divorce and lives in his office. The story has a lot of plot twists and is an excellent who-done-it. Also, what can I say about Mr. Newman but simply...yum.

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