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Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.
Tom Nolan
- Johnnie Mulligan
- (as Tommy Nolan)
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- TriviaThe car that Polly drives at the end is a 1958 Fiat 600, a most unusual car to be found in a small American town at the time - so: likely nod / recognition to original playwrite Anna Bonacci's Italian play, 'L'Ora della Fantasia' this film was based on.
- GoofsAfter Orville's wife digs under his sweatshirt for a pen while Johnny is playing the piano, the sound of the piano distorts as if the sound tape slowed down for a second.
- Alternate versionsThere is an American version and a version released outside the U. S. of Kiss Me, Stupid (1964). Deemed too sexually charged for U.S. audiences, the scene with Dean Martin and Felicia Farr in Kim Novak's trailer was re-shot for American release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in E! True Hollywood Story: Dean Martin (1999)
- Soundtracks'S Wonderful
(uncredited)
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Dean Martin
(in the opening scenes)
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Seriously under-rated.
Some people still consider this movie a flop. Having just re-watched this movie for the first time in years, I can't see why. Perhaps Walston is a bit weak in a leading role (Sellers would have been fantastic), but the script is first rate, both funny and touching.
Dean Martin and Kim Novak are seriously under-rated actors in my opinion; here Dean sends himself up as 'Dino' and is not afraid to play himself as un-likable. Novak is, as always, wonderful. Sadly Kim never seems to get the appreciation she deserves, her performances in such movies as 'Vertigo' and 'Bell, Book & Candle' are never less than first class. While the lesser-known Felicia Farr comes across very well (she was also the wife of Wilder's frequent star, Jack Lemmon, I wonder how this film would have worked with Lemmon in the Walston role?)
This is a gem of a movie and one of Wilder's best.
Dean Martin and Kim Novak are seriously under-rated actors in my opinion; here Dean sends himself up as 'Dino' and is not afraid to play himself as un-likable. Novak is, as always, wonderful. Sadly Kim never seems to get the appreciation she deserves, her performances in such movies as 'Vertigo' and 'Bell, Book & Candle' are never less than first class. While the lesser-known Felicia Farr comes across very well (she was also the wife of Wilder's frequent star, Jack Lemmon, I wonder how this film would have worked with Lemmon in the Walston role?)
This is a gem of a movie and one of Wilder's best.
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- Also known as
- The Dazzling Hour
- Filming locations
- Twentynine Palms, California, USA(exteriors: Climax, Nevada)
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- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $8,869
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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