| Move Over, Darling | |
|---|---|
 1963 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Gordon |
| Screenplay by | Hal Kanter Jack Sher |
| Based on | Something's Got to Give by Nunnally Johnson Walter Bernstein My Favorite Wife by Bella Spewack Samuel Spewack Leo McCarey |
| Produced by | Martin Melcher Aaron Rosenberg |
| Starring | Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Thelma Ritter Don Knotts Chuck Connors Edgar Buchanan |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
Production companies | Melcher-Arcola Productions Avernus Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,350,000[1] |
| Box office | $12,705,882[2] |
Move Over, Darling is a 1963 American comedy film starring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen and directed by Michael Gordon filmed in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope released by 20th Century Fox.[3]
The film is a remake of a 1940 screwball comedy film, My Favorite Wife, with Irene Dunne, Cary Grant and Gail Patrick. In between these movies, an unfinished version, entitled Something's Got to Give, began shooting in 1962, directed by George Cukor and starring Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse. The supporting cast of Move Over, Darling features Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Don Knotts, Chuck Connors, Edgar Buchanan, Pat Harrington, Jr. and John Astin.
Move Over, Darling was chosen as the 1964 Royal Film Performance, and had its UK premiere on 24 February 1964 at the Odeon Leicester Square in the presence of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
At the 21st Golden Globe Awards, Doris Day was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical but lost to Shirley MacLaine in Irma la Douce.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
- ^ Box Office Information for Move Over, Darling. The Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ p. 170 Reid, John Howard Cinemascope 3: Hollywood Takes the Plunge Lulu.com; First edition January 18, 2006