Une fille très avertie (1959)
Une jeune fille, Meg, s'installe à New-York et trouve un travail dans une grande firme. Elle espère bien trouver un mari dans cette nouvelle ville. Elle a appris qu'il y avait 5 millions de femmes de plus que d'hommes aux états-unis, elle s'attend donc à ce que la conquête soit potentiellement difficile. Elle tombe finalement amoureuse, tout au moins le pense-t-elle, d'un beau garçon qu'elle rencontre par hasard. Il s'agit du frère Evan de l'un des clients de la firme, homme réservé, Miles Doughton. Informé de ses projets, Miles décide d'aider la jeune femme a parvenir à ses fins. Il connait en effet bien son frère, incorrigible coureur de jupons, et il sait comment attirer son attention. Il entreprend donc de transformer Meg pour la rendre irrésistible aux yeux de son frère. Ce que Meg n'avait pas anticipé, c'est que progressivement Miles s'intéresse de plus en plus à elle et pour finir voudrait bien la garder pour lui...
Directeur:
Charles Walters
écrivain:
George Wells
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David Niven as Miles Doughton |
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Shirley MacLaine as Meg Wheeler |
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Gig Young as Evan Doughton |
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Rod Taylor as Ross Taford |
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Jim Backus as Mr. Maxwell |
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Claire Kelly as Lisa |
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Elisabeth Fraser as Jennie Boyden |
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Dodie Heath as Terri Richards |
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Read Morgan as Bert |
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Carmen Phillips as Refined Young Lady |
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Helen Wallace as Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
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Sandra Warner as Gabrielle (uncredited) |
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Larri Thomas as Bonny (uncredited) |
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Sandra Giles as Abbie (uncredited) |
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Barbara English as Clarissa (uncredited) |
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Jeanne Westmore as Candy (uncredited) |
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Reginald Simpson as Information Clerk (uncredited) |
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James Maloney as Moonface (uncredited) |
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Mickey Shaughnessy as Mr. Eager (uncredited) |
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Aileen Carlyle as Mrs. Rumple (uncredited) |
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Lela Bliss as Mrs. Webson (uncredited) |
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Wilson Wood as Detective (uncredited) |
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Robert Foulk as Lt. O'Shea (uncredited) |
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Percy Helton as Janitor (uncredited) |
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Albert Carrier as Etienne (uncredited) |
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Mae Clarke as Woman on Train (uncredited) |
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William Smith as Young Man (uncredited) |
| Writing | Winifred Wolfe | Novel |
| Sound | Jimmy McHugh | Songs |
| Sound | Jeff Alexander | Conductor |
| Writing | Dorothy Fields | Lyricist |
| Sound | Jeff Alexander | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert J. Bronner | Director of Photography |
| Art | Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Art | William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jimmy McHugh | Music |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Art | F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Writing | George Wells | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Camera | Charles K. Hagedon | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Robert R. Hoag | Special Effects |
| Directing | Charles Walters | Director |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Editing | John McSweeney Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Irving Aaronson | Producer's Assistant |