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Top Secret Affair

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
709
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Top Secret Affair (1957)
Comedy

Unhappy about the appointment of an army general to the chairmanship of an atomic energy committee, a publishing empire female tycoon invites the general to her country estate in an effort t... Read allUnhappy about the appointment of an army general to the chairmanship of an atomic energy committee, a publishing empire female tycoon invites the general to her country estate in an effort to entrap him and ruin his reputation.Unhappy about the appointment of an army general to the chairmanship of an atomic energy committee, a publishing empire female tycoon invites the general to her country estate in an effort to entrap him and ruin his reputation.

  • Director
    • H.C. Potter
  • Writers
    • John P. Marquand
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Allan Scott
  • Stars
    • Susan Hayward
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Paul Stewart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    709
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • John P. Marquand
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Allan Scott
    • Stars
      • Susan Hayward
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Paul Stewart
    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast69

    Susan Hayward
    Susan Hayward
    • Dorothy 'Dottie' Peale
    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Phil Bentley
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Col. Homer W. Gooch
    John Cromwell
    John Cromwell
    • General Daniel A. Grimshaw
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Sen. Burdick
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    • Holmes - Dottie's Butler
    Michael Fox
    Michael Fox
    • Reporter Laszlo 'Lotzie' Kovach
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Sgt. Kruger
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Bill Hadley
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Spectator at Hearing
    • (uncredited)
    June Blair
    June Blair
    • Sgt. Ferguson
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Brodus
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Military Counsel
    • (uncredited)
    Sydney Chatton
    • Drunk at Table
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Cokes
    • Protester
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Coleman
    • Houseman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • John P. Marquand
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Allan Scott
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Under the title "Melville Goodwin, USA", the film was to star Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall - both of whom had already filmed costume and makeup tests in 1956 - but Bogart's terminal illness forced his withdrawal from the project. He was replaced by Kirk Douglas. Bacall withdrew shortly afterward, opting instead to remain at home with her husband until his death in 1957, and was replaced by Susan Hayward.
    • Goofs
      Douglas gives Susan a pistol and says it's a Luger. It was in fact a Walther P-38.
    • Quotes
      • Col. Homer W. Gooch: You look peaked, what's wrong with you?
      • Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin: A little off my feet, I guess.
      • Col. Homer W. Gooch: What have you been eating?
      • Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin: Gnawing at myself, mostly.
      • Col. Homer W. Gooch: Well I should think that old tough battle-scarred carcass of yours would be highly indigestible, ha ha ha ha ha ha!
      • Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin: Certainly is, I can't keep it down.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Shadows (1958)
    • Soundtracks
      Caissons Go Rolling Along
      Music by John Philip Sousa from material by Edmund L. Gruber

      Sung by Kirk Douglas

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 30, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Melville Goodwin, USA
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Carrollton Inc.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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