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I Married a Woman

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I Married a Woman is a 1958 American comedy film made in 1956, directed by Hal Kanter, written by Goodman Ace, and starring George Gobel, Diana Dors, and Adolphe Menjou. The picture was produced by Gobel's company, Gomalco Productions. I Married a Woman also features John Wayne in a cameo role as himself. It was filmed in RKO-Scope and black and white except for one of Wayne's two scenes, which was shot in Technicolor. The film's original title was So There You Are.[2] The film was a box-office disappointment, which hurt the careers of Dors and Gobel.[3]

I Married a Woman
Film poster
Directed byHal Kanter
Written byGoodman Ace
Produced byWilliam Bloom
StarringGeorge Gobel
Diana Dors
Adolphe Menjou
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byKennie Marstella
Music byCyril Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal-International
Release date
  • May 14, 1958 (1958-05-14)[1]
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Advertising executive Mickey Briggs is given 48 hours by his boss, Sutton, to come up with a campaign for client Luxemberg Beer, and save the company from ruin. Mickey neglects his wife, Janice, who once had been a "Miss Luxemberg" in a successful advertising campaign featuring various attractive models. Janice has just discovered she is expecting a baby, but is unable to inform Mickey, who is too distracted by work. Even when they find time to go to a movie, John Wayne is on screen, being considerate to his screen wife (Angie Dickinson), which makes Janice weepy, but Mickey finds unrealistic.

It does give Mickey an idea, however, for a campaign in which "Miss Luxemberg" is now "Mrs. Luxemberg", enjoying family bliss. Sutton loves it, then rejects all the applicants until he decides that Janice herself must return to be "Mrs. Luxemberg". Film footage of their real life is shot without Janice's knowledge. All goes terribly wrong, with Janice instead suing Mickey for divorce and Sutton's company for $100,000. After flirting with Mickey's wife, best pal Bob Sanders breaks the news that she is pregnant, which makes Mickey try harder to win her back. On a cruise and in love again, the couple is startled to spot John Wayne on board, arguing with his wife.

Cast edit

 
Diana Dors in I Married a Woman film trailer

Production edit

The film was based on an original story by New York radio writer and producer, Goodman Ace. In September 1950, the screen rights were bought by Norman Krasna and Jerry Wald, who had a production deal at RKO.[4] They wanted to cast Cary Grant and Betsy Drake.[5] In October, Richard Fleischer was assigned the job of directing.[6] In November, Celeste Holm was announced as star.[7] Ace was brought to Hollywood to work on a script, which Krasna wanted to aim at the female audience.[8] In December 1950, RKO announced the film would be made the following year.[9]

Production, however, kept being put back. In February, Wald and Krasna said the film would be made in August, with Stanley Rubin as producer, but the film had no star or director.[10] In September 1951, Wald and Krasna said they had a script, and wanted to cast Cary Grant but wanted to get the casting right.[11] Wald and Krasna eventually left RKO.

The project was reactivated a number of years later. In April 1956, Diana Dors signed to play the female lead opposite TV star George Gobel.[12] Her fee was $75,000 plus expenses.[13] It was Gobel's second leading role after The Birds and the Bees, in which Gobel had top billing above Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven.

Dors arrived in the US in late June.[14] The job of directing was given to Hal Kanter, who worked with Gobel in television. Filming took place in July 1956. Kanter called the film "light and frothy. It gave Goodman Ace... the chance to unload a lot of witty barbs he's been saving up over the years."[15] Gobel called Dors "a fine performer".[16] During filming RKO signed Dors to make a second film, The Lady and the Prowler, which became The Unholy Wife.[17]

Critical reception edit

A contemporary review by Howard Thompson in The New York Times reported that the film was a "thin little comedy" that "laboriously widens one running gag to feature length." Describing Dors as "pouting [and] blank-faced," Thompson also noted that "the task of stretching what might have made a pretty good fifteen-minute television sketch into eighty-four minutes just about licks everybody."[18] Writing in AllMovie, film critic Hal Erickson described the film as "tailored by top comedy writer Goodman Ace to the peculiar, low-key talents of TV comedian George Gobel," and noted that it "was lensed in black-and-white, except for the Technicolor [unbilled] John Wayne sequences."[19] Film critic Dennis Schwartz wrote that "mediocre director Hal Kanter [...] is clueless how to draw comedy out of the unfunny screenplay," that "George Gobel and Britain’s sexpot answer to Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors [...] lacked chemistry together," and that "even for TV comedy this stuff is awful."[20]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "I Married a Woman: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Helen Hayes to Perform in Film of 'Anastasia'". The Montreal Gazette. May 5, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
  4. ^ "MONOGRAM LISTS 40 FILMS FOR YEAR: Rod Cameron to Star in Two Gold Banner Productions in Cinecolor at Studios Wald, Krasna Buy Ace Story". New York Times. September 6, 1950. p. 48.
  5. ^ "FILMLAND BRIEFS". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1950. p. B13.
  6. ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (October 17, 1950). "SCREEN DIRECTORS WILL MEET ON ROW: Members to Hear Mankiewicz Give His Views on Sunday-- Recall Count Is Pending". New York Times. p. 39.
  7. ^ Hopper, Hedda (November 16, 1950). "Celeste Holm to Leave Play and Do a Movie: Looking at Hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. c6.
  8. ^ Schallert, Edwin (October 29, 1950). "HOLLYWOOD IN REVIEW: 'When I Leave World' Was Jolson Song in '14". Los Angeles Times. p. D6.
  9. ^ "RKO TO MAKE 32 TOP-BUDGET FILMS: One-Third of Scheduled 1951 Productions to Be Shot in Color, Executive Announces". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1950. p. A7.
  10. ^ "RKO Prepares to Start Films Costing 10 Million". Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1951. p. 22.
  11. ^ Schallert, Edwin (September 23, 1951). "Pair Cite Need for Film Flair: Krasna and Wald See Showmanship, Exciting Personalities as Essential". Los Angeles Times. p. D1.
  12. ^ Louella Parsons (May 28, 1956). "British Monroe Accepts U.S. Job". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. International News Service. p. 19.
  13. ^ "Drama: 'Old Yeller' Will Be Walt Disney Picture". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 1956. p. 26.
  14. ^ "Diana Dors, England's Reply to Monroe, Here: Calls Marilyn 'Greatest Thing That Ever Happened;' Plans Film With George Gobel". Los Angeles Times. June 30, 1956. p. 3.
  15. ^ OSCAR GODBOUT (July 22, 1956). "HOLLYWOOD CANVAS: A JAPANESE BOY AND HIS HORSE AND COMIC COWBOYS ON VIEW THIS WEEK". New York Times. p. X5.
  16. ^ Thomas, Bob (August 19, 1956). "LONELY GEORGE TOO BUSY NOW TO GET LONELY". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. n8.
  17. ^ OSCAR GODBOUT (July 19, 1956). "DIANA DORS SIGNS PACT WITH R.K.O.: British Actress Will Appear in 'Lady and the Prowler' --Aldrich Picks 2d Film Of Local Origin". The New York Times. p. 31.
  18. ^ Thompson, Howard. "The Screen; 'I Married a Woman' Stars George Gobel". The New York Times. The New York Times Company, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  19. ^ Erickson, Hal. "I Married A Woman (1958)". AllMovie. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  20. ^ Schwartz, Dennis. "I Married A Woman". Dennis Scwartz Movie Reviews. Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

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I Married a Woman is a 1958 American comedy film made in 1956 directed by Hal Kanter written by Goodman Ace and starring George Gobel Diana Dors and Adolphe Menjou The picture was produced by Gobel s company Gomalco Productions I Married a Woman also features John Wayne in a cameo role as himself It was filmed in RKO Scope and black and white except for one of Wayne s two scenes which was shot in Technicolor The film s original title was So There You Are 2 The film was a box office disappointment which hurt the careers of Dors and Gobel 3 I Married a WomanFilm posterDirected byHal KanterWritten byGoodman AceProduced byWilliam BloomStarringGeorge GobelDiana DorsAdolphe MenjouCinematographyLucien BallardEdited byKennie MarstellaMusic byCyril MockridgeProductioncompanyRKO Radio PicturesDistributed byUniversal InternationalRelease dateMay 14 1958 1958 05 14 1 Running time85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Critical reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editAdvertising executive Mickey Briggs is given 48 hours by his boss Sutton to come up with a campaign for client Luxemberg Beer and save the company from ruin Mickey neglects his wife Janice who once had been a Miss Luxemberg in a successful advertising campaign featuring various attractive models Janice has just discovered she is expecting a baby but is unable to inform Mickey who is too distracted by work Even when they find time to go to a movie John Wayne is on screen being considerate to his screen wife Angie Dickinson which makes Janice weepy but Mickey finds unrealistic It does give Mickey an idea however for a campaign in which Miss Luxemberg is now Mrs Luxemberg enjoying family bliss Sutton loves it then rejects all the applicants until he decides that Janice herself must return to be Mrs Luxemberg Film footage of their real life is shot without Janice s knowledge All goes terribly wrong with Janice instead suing Mickey for divorce and Sutton s company for 100 000 After flirting with Mickey s wife best pal Bob Sanders breaks the news that she is pregnant which makes Mickey try harder to win her back On a cruise and in love again the couple is startled to spot John Wayne on board arguing with his wife Cast editGeorge Gobel as Marshall Mickey Briggs Diana Dors as Janice Blake Briggs aka Miss Luxemberg Adolphe Menjou as Frederick W Sutton Jessie Royce Landis as Marshall s mother in law Nita Talbot as Miss Anderson Briggs secretary William Redfield as Eddie Benson elevator operator Stephen Dunne as Bob Sanders John McGiver as Girard Sutton s lawyer Steve Pendleton as photographer trailing Briggs John Wayne as himself uncredited Angie Dickinson as John Wayne s wife uncredited nbsp Diana Dors in I Married a Woman film trailerProduction editThe film was based on an original story by New York radio writer and producer Goodman Ace In September 1950 the screen rights were bought by Norman Krasna and Jerry Wald who had a production deal at RKO 4 They wanted to cast Cary Grant and Betsy Drake 5 In October Richard Fleischer was assigned the job of directing 6 In November Celeste Holm was announced as star 7 Ace was brought to Hollywood to work on a script which Krasna wanted to aim at the female audience 8 In December 1950 RKO announced the film would be made the following year 9 Production however kept being put back In February Wald and Krasna said the film would be made in August with Stanley Rubin as producer but the film had no star or director 10 In September 1951 Wald and Krasna said they had a script and wanted to cast Cary Grant but wanted to get the casting right 11 Wald and Krasna eventually left RKO The project was reactivated a number of years later In April 1956 Diana Dors signed to play the female lead opposite TV star George Gobel 12 Her fee was 75 000 plus expenses 13 It was Gobel s second leading role after The Birds and the Bees in which Gobel had top billing above Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven Dors arrived in the US in late June 14 The job of directing was given to Hal Kanter who worked with Gobel in television Filming took place in July 1956 Kanter called the film light and frothy It gave Goodman Ace the chance to unload a lot of witty barbs he s been saving up over the years 15 Gobel called Dors a fine performer 16 During filming RKO signed Dors to make a second film The Lady and the Prowler which became The Unholy Wife 17 Critical reception editA contemporary review by Howard Thompson in The New York Times reported that the film was a thin little comedy that laboriously widens one running gag to feature length Describing Dors as pouting and blank faced Thompson also noted that the task of stretching what might have made a pretty good fifteen minute television sketch into eighty four minutes just about licks everybody 18 Writing in AllMovie film critic Hal Erickson described the film as tailored by top comedy writer Goodman Ace to the peculiar low key talents of TV comedian George Gobel and noted that it was lensed in black and white except for the Technicolor unbilled John Wayne sequences 19 Film critic Dennis Schwartz wrote that mediocre director Hal Kanter is clueless how to draw comedy out of the unfunny screenplay that George Gobel and Britain s sexpot answer to Marilyn Monroe Diana Dors lacked chemistry together and that even for TV comedy this stuff is awful 20 See also editJohn Wayne filmographyReferences edit I Married a Woman Detail View American Film Institute Retrieved June 2 2014 Helen Hayes to Perform in Film of Anastasia The Montreal Gazette May 5 1956 Retrieved September 23 2010 Vagg Stephen September 7 2020 A Tale of Two Blondes Diana Dors and Belinda Lee Filmink MONOGRAM LISTS 40 FILMS FOR YEAR Rod Cameron to Star in Two Gold Banner Productions in Cinecolor at Studios Wald Krasna Buy Ace Story New York Times September 6 1950 p 48 FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times September 21 1950 p B13 THOMAS F BRADY October 17 1950 SCREEN DIRECTORS WILL MEET ON ROW Members to Hear Mankiewicz Give His Views on Sunday Recall Count Is Pending New York Times p 39 Hopper Hedda November 16 1950 Celeste Holm to Leave Play and Do a Movie Looking at Hollywood Chicago Daily Tribune p c6 Schallert Edwin October 29 1950 HOLLYWOOD IN REVIEW When I Leave World Was Jolson Song in 14 Los Angeles Times p D6 RKO TO MAKE 32 TOP BUDGET FILMS One Third of Scheduled 1951 Productions to Be Shot in Color Executive Announces Los Angeles Times December 5 1950 p A7 RKO Prepares to Start Films Costing 10 Million Los Angeles Times February 5 1951 p 22 Schallert Edwin September 23 1951 Pair Cite Need for Film Flair Krasna and Wald See Showmanship Exciting Personalities as Essential Los Angeles Times p D1 Louella Parsons May 28 1956 British Monroe Accepts U S Job The Washington Post and Times Herald International News Service p 19 Drama Old Yeller Will Be Walt Disney Picture Los Angeles Times July 16 1956 p 26 Diana Dors England s Reply to Monroe Here Calls Marilyn Greatest Thing That Ever Happened Plans Film With George Gobel Los Angeles Times June 30 1956 p 3 OSCAR GODBOUT July 22 1956 HOLLYWOOD CANVAS A JAPANESE BOY AND HIS HORSE AND COMIC COWBOYS ON VIEW THIS WEEK New York Times p X5 Thomas Bob August 19 1956 LONELY GEORGE TOO BUSY NOW TO GET LONELY Chicago Daily Tribune p n8 OSCAR GODBOUT July 19 1956 DIANA DORS SIGNS PACT WITH R K O British Actress Will Appear in Lady and the Prowler Aldrich Picks 2d Film Of Local Origin The New York Times p 31 Thompson Howard The Screen I Married a Woman Stars George Gobel The New York Times The New York Times Company Inc Retrieved October 3 2023 Erickson Hal I Married A Woman 1958 AllMovie Netaktion LLC Retrieved October 3 2023 Schwartz Dennis I Married A Woman Dennis Scwartz Movie Reviews Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Retrieved October 3 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to I Married a Woman film I Married a Woman at IMDb nbsp I Married a Woman at the 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