Wives and Lovers (1963)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1963-10-04
Director: John Rich
Writers: Edward Anhalt , Jay Presson Allen
Language: English
Stars: Janet Leigh , Van Johnson , Shelley Winters , Martha Hyer , Ray Walston , Jeremy Slate , Claire Wilcox , Lee Patrick , Dick Wessel , Dave Willock
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: Wives and Lovers , First Wife (United States of America) , Ach Liebling... nicht hier! , Tra moglie e marito (Italy) , Ellas y las otras (Spain) , Ægtemand på afveje (Denmark) , Vaimoja ja rakastajia (Finland) , Γυναίκες και ερασταί (Greece) , Hustrur och älskare (Sweden) , Esposas y amantes (Argentina) , Wives and Lovers (United Kingdom) , Esposas E Amantes (Brazil) , Żony i kochanki (Poland) , Wives and Lovers (United States of America) , Le divan de l'infidélité (France, French Republic) , Esposas y amantes (Mexico) , Entre marido e mulher, não metas outra... mulher (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
Plot: Bill Austin (Van Johnson) is a struggling author, working and living in a "slum flat" on W. 87th St. in NY with his wife and daughter, Bertie and Julie. Bertie (Janet Leigh) works as a dental assistant, until Bill's novel can get published and Julie (Claire Wilcox) is seven and 3/4 and does not like any of her food to touch. They are very happy (even though Bill does not realize it.) All of a sudden, Bill's agent, Lucinda Ford (Martha Hyers) takes Bill's novel viral: there a prestigious publishing house, a Broadway play and a Hollywood studio interested in Bill's novel. Success goes straight to Bill's head; Bertie is the same level-headed, unpretentious gal she always was. They move to a lovely house in So. Connecticut where their neighbours are the lively ex-wife of a Hollywood star, Fran Cabrell (Shelley Winters) and her "companion," the occupant of her guest house, Wylie Driberg (Ray Walston). They try to show Bertie the ropes of being on the fringes of a "hit" personality and they genuinely like her and Julie. Bill spends a lot of his time with his glamorous agent. When film star, Gar Aldrich (Jeremy Slate), who stars in Bill's play, wants to spend a lot of his time with Birdie, life becomes very complicated.
IMDB:tt0057688