Academy Awards, USA 1958
| Won Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen George Wells |
MGM
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Badly dated "battle of the sexes" between sportswriter Gregory Peck and fashion designer Lauren Bacall. They get married on a whim while on vacation in California. However, when they get back home to NYC and get to really know one another, they find they are just barely compatible. She gets jealous of a picture of his old girlfriend, who also happens to be the star of a Broadway show she is working on. Meanwhile, he has to hide out from thugs who want him killed over a story he is writing. There is a ludicrous final fight scene featuring a bongo-playing dancer taking out an entire car full of mafia men. It doesn't even work as unintentionally funny, which applies to the whole film.
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