Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Facts of Life (1960)


Academy Awards, USA 1961

Won
Oscar
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Edith Head
Edward Stevenson
Nominated
Oscar
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
Norman Panama
Melvin Frank
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Charles Lang
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
J. McMillan Johnson
Kenneth A. Reid
Ross Dowd
Best Music, Original Song
Johnny Mercer
For the song "The Facts of Life"

United Artists
Directed by Melvin Frank
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(MGMHD)

Bored with their spouses, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball consider an affair. They dance and dine in Acapulco then plan a getaway to a cabin in the mountains. They are eventually caught together by friends at the airport and decide to go back to their spouses. The star power of the two leads can't make up for the lack of on-screen chemistry or lack of funny jokes.

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