Summary
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated,…
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.6
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1952
July 26, 1952
74 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
and 17 more21 people
- Clifton WebbThornton Sayre
- Ginger RogersGloria Marlowe
- Anne FrancisCarol Sayre
- Jeffrey HunterBill Ainslee
- Elsa LanchesterMathilda Coffey
- Fred ClarkSam Levitt
- Paul HarveyDW Harrington
- Ray CollinsTimothy Stone
Helene StanleyMimi
Richard GarrickJudge Bowles
Jay AdlerDesk Clerk (uncredited)
Marietta CantyLavinia (uncredited)
Victoria HorneWaitress (uncredited)
Emory ParnellCrazy Sam (uncredited)
Mary TreenWife in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman Exiting Hotel (uncredited)
Paul MaxeyMember of College Board (uncredited)
Helen BrownDorothy (uncredited)
Richard EastonMan in Commercial (uncredited)
Gwen VerdonGirl in Commercial (uncredited)- MHMarjorie Holliday(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Claude Binyon Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- John D. Weaver Story
Production · 1
- Sol C. Siegel Producer
Camera · 1
- Milton Krasner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James B. Clark Editor
Sound · 5
- Cyril J. Mockridge Original Music Composer
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound
- Lionel Newman Music Director
- E. Clayton Ward Sound
- Bernard Mayers Orchestrator
Art · 4
- Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
- Maurice Ransford Art Direction
- Fred J. Rode Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Travilla Costume Design
- Ben Nye Makeup Artist
- Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Supervisor
Visual Effects · 1
- Ray Kellogg Visual Effects
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