Pillow Talk (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Gordon |
| Produced by |
Ross Hunter Martin Melcher |
| Written by |
Russell Rouse Maurice Richlin Stanley Shapiro Clarence Greene |
| Starring |
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter |
| Music by | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
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Arwin Productions
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| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7 million (est. US/Canada rentals) $18,750,000 (Domestic) |
Pillow Talk is a 1959 Eastmancolor romantic comedy film in CinemaScope directed by Michael Gordon. It features Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter and Nick Adams. The film was written by Russell Rouse, Maurice Richlin, Stanley Shapiro and Clarence Greene.
It tells the story of Jan Marrow (Day), an interior decorator and Brad Allen (Hudson), a womanizing composer/bachelor, both of whom share a telephone party line. When she unsuccessfully files a complaint on him for constantly using the line to woo his conquests, Brad decides to take a chance on Jan by masquerading as a Texas rancher, resulting in the two falling in love. The scheme seems to work until Brad's mutual friend and Jan's client Jonathan Forbes (Randall) finds out about this, causing a love triangle in the process.
According to a “Rambling Reporter” (August 28, 1959) item in the Hollywood Reporter, RKO originally bought the script by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in 1942, but since it was not produced, the writers bought it back in 1945. In 1947, they sold it as a play, but bought it back once again four years later, finally selling it in 1958 to Arwin Productions, the company owned by Doris Day’s husband, Martin Melcher. Although the film was originally titled Pillow Talk, according to a February 2, 1959 “Rambling Reporter” item in the Hollywood Reporter, the title “displeased” the PCA, and was changed to Any Way the Wind Blows. In August 1959, however, the original title was reinstated.
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