Upon learning their maid will be leaving to earn an education, the son of the family decides to set her up with a man.Upon learning their maid will be leaving to earn an education, the son of the family decides to set her up with a man.Upon learning their maid will be leaving to earn an education, the son of the family decides to set her up with a man.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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- TriviaFilm debut of Jennifer O'Neill. Also the same about Gloria Hendry.
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Jack Parks: Looks like you've got a pretty good setup here.
Ivy Moore: Too good. I don't want to die here.
Jack Parks: You've got to die somewhere.
Ivy Moore: Well, isn't it better not to go ignorant and alone?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band (1993)
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Plush romantic whimsy with lots of personality...
Sidney Poitier developed the original story for this fantasy-romance between a black maid working for a neurotic, rich white family out on Long Island and a handsome, confirmed bachelor--a partner in a trucking firm which deals (rather craftily) in illegal gambling on the side. In the most prominent role, Abbey Lincoln (real-life jazz vocalist who resembles a young Dionne Warwick) has a firm jaw and a shyly self-conscious manner, but she grows on you--and in her lighter moments displays a tentative yet winning smile and personality. After a static, stilted beginning, the movie picks up some steam and quickly overcomes its contrived set-up, and Poitier is full of jubilant charisma. Nice end-credits theme song, written by Quincy Jones and performed by Shirley Horn, received an Oscar nomination. Good fun! *** from ****
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