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The High Cost of Loving

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
447
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José Ferrer and Gena Rowlands in The High Cost of Loving (1958)
SatireWorkplace DramaComedyDrama

When he's not invited to a boardroom luncheon with the company president and his executives, during the company's merger and downsizing phase, purchasing manager Jim Fry fears he is to be la... Read allWhen he's not invited to a boardroom luncheon with the company president and his executives, during the company's merger and downsizing phase, purchasing manager Jim Fry fears he is to be laid-off.When he's not invited to a boardroom luncheon with the company president and his executives, during the company's merger and downsizing phase, purchasing manager Jim Fry fears he is to be laid-off.

  • Director
    • José Ferrer
  • Writers
    • Alford Van Ronkel
    • Milo O. Frank Jr.
  • Stars
    • José Ferrer
    • Joanne Gilbert
    • Jim Backus
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    447
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • José Ferrer
    • Writers
      • Alford Van Ronkel
      • Milo O. Frank Jr.
    • Stars
      • José Ferrer
      • Joanne Gilbert
      • Jim Backus
    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast46

    José Ferrer
    José Ferrer
    • Jim Fry
    • (as Jose Ferrer)
    Joanne Gilbert
    Joanne Gilbert
    • Syd Heyward
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Paul Mason
    Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
    • Ginny Fry
    Bobby Troup
    Bobby Troup
    • Steve Heyward
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Herb Zorn
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Eli Cave
    Charles Watts
    Charles Watts
    • Boylin
    Werner Klemperer
    Werner Klemperer
    • Joseph Jessup
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Harry Lessing
    • (uncredited)
    Henny Backus
    • Mrs. Mason
    • (uncredited)
    Jeanne Baird
    Jeanne Baird
    • Jean
    • (uncredited)
    Rodney Bell
    • Bill Cady
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Buchanan
    • Mason Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Dee Carroll
    Dee Carroll
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Clooney
    Nick Clooney
    • Freddy
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Collier
    Richard Collier
    • Clayton Fraser
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • José Ferrer
    • Writers
      • Alford Van Ronkel
      • Milo O. Frank Jr.
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Satire
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Actor/director José Ferrer's brother-in-law and actor/television personality Nick Clooney, the father of George Clooney, appears in a parking lot scene where he greets Ferrer in passing. Singer Rosemary Clooney, his sister, was at the time married to Ferrer.
    • Goofs
      On the last day in the film when Jim goes to work, the rear license plate of his car changes between home and his company's parking lot.
    • Quotes
      • Jim Fry [Purchasing agent]: [going over their expenditures] What else do we owe on?
      • Ginny Fry: Well, there's that new hot water heater. That runs 9 dollars and 27 cents a month... six months to go on there. And, we still owe two payments of 21 dollars and 56 cents for that washer-dryer you gave me for Christmas two years ago.
      • Jim Fry [Purchasing agent]: I know. Anything else?
      • Ginny Fry: Well, there's the, uh, TV and the hi-fi... and the new divan... those two silly chairs that match... that lamp... and the gas range, and the deep freeze... the power mower... the electric barbecue? And the dining room suite... the bedroom suite... those two new box springs and mattresses...
      • Jim Fry [Purchasing agent]: [sighs] Gee, I guess we really don't own anything.
    • Connections
      Referenced in It Happened to Jane (1959)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 5, 1959 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El alto costo del amor
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $614,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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