Cash McCall

Cash McCall
Directed byJoseph Pevney
Screenplay byLenore J. Coffee
Marion Hargrove
Based on
Cash McCall
by
Produced byHenry Blanke
StarringJames Garner
Natalie Wood
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byPhilip W. Anderson
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • January 20, 1960 (1960-01-20) (Los Angeles)[1]
  • January 23, 1960 (1960-01-23) (USA)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,750,000 (US/ Canada)[2]

Cash McCall is a 1960 American romantic drama film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring James Garner and Natalie Wood. The film's screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Marion Hargrove is based upon the novel of the same name by Cameron Hawley.

The film's storyline concerns a wealthy entrepreneur who buys moribund businesses in order to first refurbish and then sell them at a considerable profit. During his latest acquisition, he's attracted to the daughter of the company's owner, which complicates both his professional and private life.

  1. ^ "Cash McCall - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.