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A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Harry Morgan
- Charles Meriden
- (as Henry 'Harry' Morgan)
Don Anderson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
- Charity Raffle Guest
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Gene Blakely
- Corp. Mack
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe car that Glenn Ford wins is a 1955 Lincoln Futura, the one-off concept car that ultimately became the Batmobile on Batman (1966). The car cost Ford $250,000 ($2.4M in 2022), and unlike most concept cars at the time was completely drivable. It was originally pearlescent white, but that color did not photograph well, so it was painted red for this film. The car, as the original "Batmobile", was sold at auction for $4.62M in 2013 (equivalent to about $5.63M in 2022).
- Goofs(at around 1h 34 mins) Maggie Putnam (Debbie Reynolds) says she didn't want to be an Army wife. She is not an Army wife, but she is an Air Force wife. (The two services were separated in 1947.) However, it was established earlier that Maggie was not knowledgeable of of service branches or ranks.
- Quotes
Checkroom Girl: What happened to your girlfriend's dress?
Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick: I tore it.
Checkroom Girl: Ooo, I like a man who knows what he wants.
- ConnectionsReferenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #10.22 (1960)
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The solid red car
The main attraction going for this film is the futuristic car shown in it, which for 1959 looked way ahead of its times. The comedy, as directed by George Marshall tries to be a movie exploiting the sexual tensions between the two stars. The same premise was achieved with better results in other films of the era, notably, "Pillow Talk".
The mere idea of a young married couple putting such a barrier between their sexual life is risible, at best. The two stars, Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford try their best, but are bogged down because of the screen play.
As someone has already noted, the film shows in minor roles actors that went to better careers in television. Eva Gabor, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, Frances Bavier, among them.
The basic excuse for watching the film is the car and some views of Spain, as it looked in the late fifties. In fact, a woman in slacks, as we see Ms. Reynolds at the beginning of the film, as she arrived in Madrid, was a big no-no in the Spanish society of the time. Things have changed since then!
The mere idea of a young married couple putting such a barrier between their sexual life is risible, at best. The two stars, Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford try their best, but are bogged down because of the screen play.
As someone has already noted, the film shows in minor roles actors that went to better careers in television. Eva Gabor, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, Frances Bavier, among them.
The basic excuse for watching the film is the car and some views of Spain, as it looked in the late fifties. In fact, a woman in slacks, as we see Ms. Reynolds at the beginning of the film, as she arrived in Madrid, was a big no-no in the Spanish society of the time. Things have changed since then!
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- Also known as
- Eine tolle Nummer
- Filming locations
- Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain(pier and harbor scenes)
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- Budget
- $1,789,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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