Promises! Promises!
| Promises! Promises! | |
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Promotional film poster
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| Directed by | King Donovan |
| Produced by |
Tommy Noonan Donald F. Taylor |
| Written by | Tommy Noonan William Welch |
| Based on |
The Plant by Edna Sheklow |
| Starring |
Jayne Mansfield Marie McDonald Tommy Noonan Mickey Hargitay Fritz Feld T. C. Jones |
| Music by | Hal Borne |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Edward Dutko |
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Production
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Noonan-Taylor Productions
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| Distributed by | NTD |
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Release date
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Running time
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000 |
Promises! Promises! (presented as Promises... Promises! on screen) is a 1963 unrated sex comedy film, released toward the end of the Hays code and before the MPAA film rating system became effective, produced by Tommy Noonan. It was the first Hollywood motion picture release of the sound era to feature a mainstream star—Jayne Mansfield—in the nude, though had the unfinished Something's Got to Give, which starred Marilyn Monroe, been released in 1962 as planned, it would have been entitled to claim that distinction.
Made on a modest budget, the film's publicity centered on Mansfield's nude scenes as the main attraction. She also sings two songs in the film – "I'm in Love" (also known as the "Lullaby of Love") and "Promise Her Anything". The production went through so much bickering between producer and actor Tommy Noonan and Mansfield that Noonan had to fly in Jet Fore, a publicist from 20th Century Fox, to keep peace on the set.
Tommy Noonan had offered the role of Claire to Mamie Van Doren, but she declined and was replaced with Marie McDonald. Ceil Chapman worked on McDonald’s wardrobe for the film.
The film was presented for the first time on television in its uncut form in 1984 on the Playboy Channel. The film was one of only several dozen sound films to have been released in full-length form on Super 8mm in the 1970s. The film was released on VHS and Beta videotape in the 1980s. On February 14, 2006, VCI Video released the film on DVD with extras such as original trailers and a gallery of stills from the Playboy issue along with never before released lobby cards.
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