Le troisième homme était une femme (1961)
Armé de sa guitare et de ses discours enflammés, Bo Gillis fait campagne pour le poste de gouverneur dans un Etat du Sud des Etats-Unis. Il s'éprend d'une ancienne prostituée, Ada, et l'épouse en dépit des réticences de son conseiller politique, Sylvester Marin. A peine mariée, Ada se révèle d'une grande aide. Bo est élu. Ada n'a de cesse, alors, de lui prouver que les procédés douteux auquel Sylvester a recours, notamment pour torpiller son rival, peuvent nuire à sa réputation. Bo refuse de l'écouter. A la suite d'un accident de la route, il remet ses pouvoirs entre les mains de son tortueux conseiller. Ada le met à nouveau en garde...
Directeur:
Daniel Mann
écrivains:
William Driskill, Arthur Sheekman.
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Susan Hayward as Ada Gillis |
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Dean Martin as Bo Gillis |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sylvester Marin |
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Ralph Meeker as Colonel Yancey |
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Martin Balsam as Steve Jackson |
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Frank Maxwell as Ronnie Hallerton |
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Connie Sawyer as Alice Sweet |
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Ford Rainey as Speaker |
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Charles Watts as Al Winslow |
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Larry Gates as Joe Adams |
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Carol Forman as Newspaper Woman |
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Jack Carr as Man in Crowd During Speech |
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Ollie O'Toole as Politician |
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Lee Sabinson as Member of the State Legislation |
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Merritt Bohn as Committee Man |
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Joe Bassett as Sam Kinney |
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Alma Platt as Elderly Woman (uncredited) |
| Production | Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
| Writing | Wirt Williams | Novel |
| Directing | Daniel Mann | Director |
| Writing | William Driskill | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arthur Sheekman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Robert Armbruster | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Lee LeBlanc | Special Effects |
| Sound | Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Art | Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Mills | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Keats | Hairstylist |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |