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A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 7 nominations total
Robert Cummings
- Dr. Victor Stephanson
- (as Bob Cummings)
Fred Aldrich
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Awards Ceremony Guest
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Awards Ceremony Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThe $211,586,000.79 that Louisa wants to donate to the United States government in 1964 would be worth more than $2 billion in 2023.
- GoofsLouisa is clearly hit by one of the robotic paint brushes in the painting sequence with Larry. It occurs when she is walking after him among the animated brushes and the contraption hits her on the head.
- Quotes
Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley: What are you, an orthodox coward?
Edgar Hopper: No, Lenny. I just believe in passive resistance.
Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley: Oh, a Mahatma Hopper, I presume?
Edgar Hopper: No, as a matter of fact, Gandhi and I both got it from this guy - Henry Thoreau.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo is shaded pink, Pinky Benson's favourite color.
- ConnectionsEdited into American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
- SoundtracksI Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
Performed by Gene Kelly
Featured review
Glamorous fluff
The premise is amusing - a woman who seeks the simple life, yet inadvertently ends up four times widowed and fabulously wealthy. There is also the charming conceit of each marriage being represented by a stylized mini film within a film. (Alas, these bits are often cut in network airings.) In the end, though, the whole thing devolves into little more than a lavish fashion parade of Edith Head's reported $500,000 worth of creations. And many a time everyone seems to be trying just a bit too hard to be amusing (except for the ever cool Robert Mitchum).
But if there is no real "there , there" cinematically, it doesn't much matter. Not every movie needs to be another "Citizen Kane". Just relax and have fun.
But if there is no real "there , there" cinematically, it doesn't much matter. Not every movie needs to be another "Citizen Kane". Just relax and have fun.
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- Jul 24, 2021
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- Also known as
- I Love Louisa
- Filming locations
- 1800 Century Park East - Los Angeles, California, USA(Used as the IRS building)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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