Take Her, She's Mine | |
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Directed by | Henry Koster |
Produced by | Henry Koster |
Written by |
Henry Ephron (play) Phoebe Ephron (play) Nunnally Johnson |
Starring |
James Stewart Sandra Dee |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
Edited by | Marjorie Fowler |
Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date
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November 13, 1963 |
Running time
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98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,435,000 |
Box office | est. $3,400,000 (US/ Canada) |
Take Her, She's Mine is a 1963 comedy film starring James Stewart and Sandra Dee based on the 1961 Broadway comedy written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film was directed by Henry Koster with a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson. It also features an early film score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith. The character of Mollie, played by Elizabeth Ashley on Broadway and in the film by Sandra Dee, was based on the then 22-year-old Nora Ephron. Ashley's performance won her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and served as the launchpad for her career.
A father is overprotective toward his teenage daughter as she leaves home to go to college and study abroad in Paris.
On November 22, 1963, a promotional commercial featuring Sandra Dee was aired on KLIF Radio in Dallas, Texas following one of the first reports concerning the shootings of President John F. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally. Shortly after this commercial, KLIF suspended all regular programming and commercials for continuous developments which would evolve into the official announcement of Kennedy's death.