Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling
1963 theatrical poster
Directed byMichael Gordon
Screenplay byHal Kanter
Jack Sher
Based onSomething's Got to Give
by Nunnally Johnson
Walter Bernstein
My Favorite Wife
by Bella Spewack
Samuel Spewack
Leo McCarey
Produced byMartin Melcher
Aaron Rosenberg
StarringDoris Day
James Garner
Polly Bergen
Thelma Ritter
Don Knotts
Chuck Connors
Edgar Buchanan
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byLionel Newman
Production
companies
Melcher-Arcola Productions
Avernus Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Box Office Information for Move Over, Darling. The Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ^ p. 170 Reid, John Howard Cinemascope 3: Hollywood Takes the Plunge Lulu.com; First edition January 18, 2006