Move Over, Darling
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| Directed by | Michael Gordon |
| Produced by |
Martin Melcher Aaron Rosenberg |
| Written by |
Bella Spewack Sam Spewack Leo McCarey Hal Kanter Jack Sher |
| Starring |
Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Thelma Ritter Don Knotts Chuck Connors Edgar Buchanan |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,350,000 |
| Box office | $12,705,882 |
Move Over, Darling is a 1963 comedy film starring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen and directed by Michael Gordon. The picture was a remake of a 1940 screwball comedy film, My Favorite Wife, with Irene Dunne, Cary Grant and Gail Patrick. In between these movies, an unfinished version entitled Something's Got to Give began shooting in 1962, directed by George Cukor and starring Marilyn Monroe (who was fired and died soon after) and Dean Martin.
The film was chosen as the 1964 Royal Film Performance and had its UK premiere on 24 February 1964 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
At the 21st Golden Globe Awards, Doris Day was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical but lost to Shirley MacLaine in Irma la Douce.
Ellen Wagstaff Arden (Doris Day), a mother of two young girls named Jenny and Didi, was believed to be lost at sea following an airplane accident. Her husband, Nick Arden (James Garner), was one of the survivors.
After five years of searching for her, he decides to move on with his life by having her declared legally dead so he can marry Bianca (Polly Bergen), all on the same day. However, Ellen is alive; she is rescued and returns home that particular day. At first crestfallen, she is relieved to discover from her mother-in-law Grace (Thelma Ritter) that her (ex-) husband's honeymoon has not started yet.
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