What a Way to Go! (1964)
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Writers:
Adolph Green, Betty Comden.
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Shirley MacLaine as Louisa May Foster |
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Paul Newman as Larry Flint |
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Robert Mitchum as Rod Anderson Jr. |
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Dean Martin as Leonard Crawley |
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Gene Kelly as Pinky Benson |
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Robert Cummings as Dr. Victor Stephanson |
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Dick Van Dyke as Edgar Hopper |
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Reginald Gardiner as Painter |
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Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Foster |
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Lou Nova as Trentino |
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Fifi D'Orsay as Baroness |
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Maurice Marsac as Rene |
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Wally Vernon as Agent |
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Jane Wald as Polly |
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Lenny Kent as Hollywood Lawyer |
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Fred Aldrich as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Leon Alton as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) |
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Don Anderson as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) |
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Army Archerd as TV Announcer (uncredited) |
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Anton Arnold as Mr. Foster (uncredited) |
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Phil Arnold as Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited) |
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Mark Bailey as Private Airline Pilot (uncredited) |
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Al Bain as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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John Barton as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Al Beaudine as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Freeman (uncredited) |
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Nesdon Booth as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Eugene Borden as Man (uncredited) |
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Lynn Borden as Woman (uncredited) |
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Barbara Bouchet as Girl on Plane (uncredited) |
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John Cliff as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Christopher Connelly as Ned (uncredited) |
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Tom Conway as Lord Kensington (uncredited) |
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William Corcoran as Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited) |
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Paul Cristo as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Carol Daniels as Bathing Beauty (uncredited) |
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Alphonso DuBois as Frenchman (uncredited) |
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Peter Duchin as Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited) |
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James Elsegood as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited) |
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Anthony Eustrel as Willard (uncredited) |
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Pamelyn Ferdin as Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited) |
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Fred Fisher as Customer (uncredited) |
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Jeff Fithian as Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited) |
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Joe Fithian as Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited) |
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Jacques Foti as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Milton Frome as Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Teri Garr as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited) |
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Roy Goldman as Diner Customer (uncredited) |
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Roy Gordon as Minister (uncredited) |
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Sid Gould as Movie Executive (uncredited) |
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Jack Greening as Chester (uncredited) |
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Paula Lane as Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited) |
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Joel Grey as Patron (uncredited) |
| Directing | J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Writing | Adolph Green | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gwen Davis | Story |
| Writing | Betty Comden | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Songs |
| Writing | Betty Comden | Lyricist |
| Writing | Adolph Green | Lyricist |
| Production | Arthur P. Jacobs | Producer |
| Lighting | Fred Hall | Gaffer |
| Editing | Marjorie Fowler | Editor |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bernard Freericks | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Production | William Eckhardt | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Donovan | Hair Supervisor |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Crew | Emil Kosa Jr. | Special Effects |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Fred R. Simpson | Assistant Director |
| Crew | L.B. Abbott | Special Effects |
| Crew | Leon Charles | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Elmer Raguse | Sound |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Wardrobe Designer |
| Crew | Gene Kelly | Choreographer |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Original Music Composer |