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This Happy Feeling

  • 1958
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jürgens, and John Saxon in This Happy Feeling (1958)
Comedy

On a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. After her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to g... Read allOn a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. After her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to get out of her wet clothes, she dashes from his car. The door she knocks on for help is the... Read allOn a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. After her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to get out of her wet clothes, she dashes from his car. The door she knocks on for help is the home of a retired actor and there she spends the rest of the night. He makes no passes an... Read all

  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards
    • F. Hugh Herbert
  • Stars
    • Debbie Reynolds
    • Curd Jürgens
    • John Saxon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    457
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards
      • F. Hugh Herbert
    • Stars
      • Debbie Reynolds
      • Curd Jürgens
      • John Saxon
    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Debbie Reynolds
    Debbie Reynolds
    • Janet Blake
    Curd Jürgens
    Curd Jürgens
    • Preston Mitchell
    • (as Curt Jürgens)
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Bill Tremaine
    Alexis Smith
    Alexis Smith
    • Nita Hollaway
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Mrs. Tremaine
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Mrs. Early
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Tony Manza
    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    • Mr. Booth
    Gloria Holden
    Gloria Holden
    • Mrs. Dover
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Mr. Dover
    Joe Flynn
    Joe Flynn
    • Dr. McCafferty
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Alexander Campbell
    Alexander Campbell
    • Briggs
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Clem Fuller
    Clem Fuller
    • George
    • (uncredited)
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Haskett
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Hans Moebus
    Hans Moebus
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards
      • F. Hugh Herbert
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    • Trivia
      The stage version made a star of June Lockhart in the role played by Debbie Reynolds on screen. A later tour of the play, put into place before the film version, also contributed to the rise of Grace Kelly. Neither Lockhart nor Kelly were considered for the film, as Reynolds had a virtual lock on roles of this sort by 1956.
    • Goofs
      The white brickwork fireplace surround in Preston's house has the mortar apparently sticking out between the bricks not recessed as usual. Either this is the work of the world's worst, most deranged bricklayer (deeply inappropriate for such an upscale house) or the set builders have simply taken a plaster cast of a brick wall and painted it white.
    • Quotes
      • Mrs. Early: Do you like hotcakes?
      • Janet Blake: Yes, I love them.
      • Mrs. Early: So do I. I make them with butterscotch.
      • Janet Blake: Butterscotch?
      • Mrs. Early: Quarter pound of butter, three jiggers of scotch. Keeps you healthy and happy.
    • Connections
      Referenced in WhatCulture Horror: 10 Actors Who Ruined Their Careers By Starring In Horror Movies (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      This Happy Feeling
      Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 7, 1958 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • For Love or Money
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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