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A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
George Burns
- Narrator
- (voice)
Suzanne Alexander
- Model
- (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
- Sen. Simpkins
- (uncredited)
Walter Beaver
- Newsman
- (uncredited)
Madge Blake
- Commentator on TV
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Dowager
- (uncredited)
Oliver Cliff
- Advertising Man
- (uncredited)
Owen Coll
- Bill Moran
- (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
- Williams
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThe final sequence was filmed in color, to better show off the supposedly solid gold Cadillac driven by Laura (Judy Holliday) and McKeever (Paul Douglas). The sequence was shot on location in Rockefeller Center in New York City. When prints of the film subsequently were struck for television broadcast, the color was not reproduced satisfactorily; so as to save on expenses, for several decades, this sequence was seen on television only in black and white. The original color print finally was restored for home video in the 1990s and is now also shown on cable television as originally filmed.
- GoofsWhen Laura looks at the letter from the stockholder (that informs her of the bankruptcy of Apex Clock Co.), the letter has about six stamps and a postmark in the upper corner. The postmark is correct for Pittsfield MA, but the stamps are just a mix of foreign postage. The three totally visible ones are from Nigeria, India, and Canada; a Singapore stamp is partially visible.
- Quotes
Miss L'Arriere: I had my swimming pool dug by an International Projects steam shovel. It's a darling shovel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.12 (2011)
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A one of a kind star
In a role tailor made to her special gifts Judy Holliday is totally captivating and wholly endearing. The sign of a truly unique performer is to watch a film or performance and not be able to envision anyone else in the part. That's what happens watching the magical Judy as Laura Partridge. There are many great comediennes but while Marilyn Monroe was sexier, Lucille Ball wackier and Carole Lombard more stylishly outlandish no one quite had the special sweet radiance and naive intelligence of Miss Holliday.
While she is wondrous she isn't the whole show. Paul Douglas and his gruff charm plays well off of her and they are surrounded by an absolutely great cast of some of the best character actors working in film at the time. The story is a pleasant far fetched little fable, a sort of David versus Goliath reworking. Sit back and enjoy.
While she is wondrous she isn't the whole show. Paul Douglas and his gruff charm plays well off of her and they are surrounded by an absolutely great cast of some of the best character actors working in film at the time. The story is a pleasant far fetched little fable, a sort of David versus Goliath reworking. Sit back and enjoy.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,400,000
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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