Meisterschaft im Seitensprung (1960)
Die Ehe zwischen Lawrence Mackay, ein gefürchteter New Yorker Theaterkritiker, und seiner Frau Kate ist gleichermaßen mustergültig wie ereignislos. Als Lawrence immer erfolgreicher wird und die platonische Freundschaft zu einer rassigen Schauspielerin in Kates Augen immer gefährlicher wird, überredet sie ihren Mann, zusammen mit ihr und den vier Söhnen in eine idyllische Vorstadt-Gemeinde zu ziehen, um alles wieder ins Lot zu bringen. Die Kinder blühen auf und Kate engagiert sich in der Gemeinde als Leiterin des örtlichen Laien-Theaters. Doch der wesentlich längere Weg zur Arbeit, die Beanspruchung durch die High Society und die dadurch fehlende Zeit für Familie und Entspannung belasten auf lange Sicht das Familienidyll. Eine unterlassene Absprache zwischen Lawrence und Kate bezüglich eines von ihm geschriebenen Theaterstücks bringt die Situation zum überkochen...
Der Regisseur:
Charles Walters
Der Autor:
Isobel Lennart
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Doris Day as Kate Mackay |
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David Niven as Larry Mackay |
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Janis Paige as Deborah Vaughn |
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Spring Byington as Suzie Robinson |
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Richard Haydn as Alfred North |
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Patsy Kelly as Maggie |
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Jack Weston as Joe Positano |
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John Harding as Norman McQuarry |
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Margaret Lindsay as Mona James |
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Carmen Phillips as Mary Smith |
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Mary Patton as Mrs. Hunter |
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Charles Herbert as David Mackay |
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Stanley Livingston as Gabriel Mackay |
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Flip Mark as George Mackay |
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Baby Gellert as Adam Mackay |
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Bess Flowers as Lady in Elevator (uncredited) |
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Milton Frome as Gus (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Benny Rubin as Pete (uncredited) |
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Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Greenfield (uncredited) |
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Barbara Aberle as Guest (uncredited) |
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Eddie Baker as Sardi's Patron (uncredited) |
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Mary Benoit as Guest (uncredited) |
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Bobette Bentley as Student (uncredited) |
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Gail Bonney as Miss Bonney (uncredited) |
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Lovyss Bradley as Maid (uncredited) |
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John Brennan as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Ella Mae Brown as Browser (uncredited) |
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Jhean Burton as Actress (uncredited) |
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Lorraine Caldwell as Guest (uncredited) |
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Kathryn Card as Mrs. Yule (uncredited) |
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Jack Chefe as Sardi's Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Richard Collier as Fabric Salesman (uncredited) |
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Joseph Cronin as Pianist (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Lucille Curtis as Guest (uncredited) |
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Robert Darin as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Frank Delfino as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Burt Douglas as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Amy Douglass as Martha (uncredited) |
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Joan Dupuis as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Estelle Etterre as Guest (uncredited) |
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Duke Fishman as Browser (uncredited) |
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Donald Foster as Justin Withers (uncredited) |
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Marianne Gaba as Young Girl (uncredited) |
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Frank Gardner as Student (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Sardi's Patron (uncredited) |
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James Gonzalez as Actor in Play (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Sardi's Patron (uncredited) |
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Christian Haren as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Mona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Marina Koshetz as Jane March (uncredited) |
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Karyn Kupcinet as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Perk Lazelle as Sardi's Patron (uncredited) |
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Peter Leeds as Mackay's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Len Lesser as Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited) |
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Larry McCormick as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Claire Meade as Dowager (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Sardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Paul Power as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Paul Ravel as Waiter (uncredited) |
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John Rice as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Clark Ross as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Cosmo Sardo as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Charles Seel as Upholstery Man (uncredited) |
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Norman Stevans as Sardi's Patron (uncredited) |
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Guy Stockwell as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Lomax Study as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Geraldine Wall as Dr. Sprouk (uncredited) |
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Joseph Waring as Salesman (uncredited) |
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Ira L. Westley as Bassist (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as TV Interviewer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Charles Walters | Director |
| Writing | Isobel Lennart | Screenplay |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Producer |
| Production | Irving Aaronson | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Martin Melcher | Producer |
| Editing | John McSweeney Jr. | Editor |
| Sound | David Rose | Music |
| Sound | Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Camera | Robert J. Bronner | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jean Kerr | Book |
| Art | Jerry Wunderlich | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morton Haack | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
