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ComedyRomance

Move Over, Darling

- She's Married to Him... He's Married to Her... and It's Sheer Bedlam from Morning 'till Night!

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Release Date : 1963-12-19

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Arcola Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Something's Gotta Give

Cast

Doris Day

Character Name : Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Original Name : Doris Day

Gender : Female

James Garner

Character Name : Nicholas Arden

Original Name : James Garner

Gender : Male

Polly Bergen

Character Name : Bianca Steele

Original Name : Polly Bergen

Gender : Female

Thelma Ritter

Character Name : Grace Arden

Original Name : Thelma Ritter

Gender : Female

Fred Clark

Character Name : Mr. Codd

Original Name : Fred Clark

Gender : Male

Don Knotts

Character Name : Shoe Clerk

Original Name : Don Knotts

Gender : Male

Elliott Reid

Character Name : Dr. Herman Schlick

Original Name : Elliott Reid

Gender : Male

Edgar Buchanan

Character Name : Judge Bryson

Original Name : Edgar Buchanan

Gender : Male

John Astin

Character Name : Clyde Prokey

Original Name : John Astin

Gender : Male

Pat Harrington, Jr.

Character Name : District Attorney

Original Name : Pat Harrington, Jr.

Gender : Male

Eddie Quillan

Character Name : Bellboy

Original Name : Eddie Quillan

Gender : Male

Max Showalter

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk

Original Name : Max Showalter

Gender : Male

Alvy Moore

Character Name : Room Service Waiter

Original Name : Alvy Moore

Gender : Male

Pami Lee

Character Name : Jenny Arden

Original Name : Pami Lee

Gender : Male

Leslie Farrell

Character Name : Didi Arden

Original Name : Leslie Farrell

Gender : Male

Chuck Connors

Character Name : Stephen Burkett

Original Name : Chuck Connors

Gender : Male

Jimmy Baya

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Baya

Gender : Male

Steve Carruthers

Character Name : Department Store Employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Carruthers

Gender : Male

Harry Carter

Character Name : Lawyer in Courtroom (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Carter

Gender : Male

Joel Collins

Character Name : Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Collins

Gender : Male

Christopher Connelly

Character Name : Ranking Seaman (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Connelly

Gender : Male

Bing Davidson

Character Name : Ensign (uncredited)

Original Name : Bing Davidson

Gender : Male

Med Flory

Character Name : Seaman (uncredited)

Original Name : Med Flory

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Seymour's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Kelton Garwood

Character Name : Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Kelton Garwood

Gender : Male

James Gonzalez

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : James Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Harold Goodwin

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Sid Gould

Character Name : Waiter at Pool (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Gould

Gender : Male

John Harmon

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : John Harmon

Gender : Male

Ted Jacques

Character Name : Pool Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Jacques

Gender : Male

Robert Locke Lorraine

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Locke Lorraine

Gender : Male

Edward McNally

Character Name : Commander (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward McNally

Gender : Male

Joseph Mell

Character Name : Stock Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Emile Meyer

Character Name : Process Server (uncredited)

Original Name : Emile Meyer

Gender : Male

Pat Moran

Character Name : Seymour (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Moran

Gender : Male

Karen Norris

Character Name : Salesgirl (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Norris

Gender : Female

Jack Orrison

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Orrison

Gender : Male

Paul Power

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Power

Gender : Male

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Edward Rickard

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Rickard

Gender : Male

Sheila Rogers

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheila Rogers

Gender : Female

Michael Romanoff

Character Name : Floorwalker (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Romanoff

Gender : Male

Rachel Romen

Character Name : Injured Man's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Rachel Romen

Gender : Female

Jack Sahakian

Character Name : Executive Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Sahakian

Gender : Male

Cosmo Sardo

Character Name : Poolside Lounger (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Bernard Sell

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard Sell

Gender : Male

Leslie Sketchley

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Sketchley

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Alan Sues

Character Name : Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Sues

Gender : Male

Brad Trumbull

Character Name : Process Server (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Trumbull

Gender : Male

Rosa Turich

Character Name : Maria (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosa Turich

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-12

"Ellen" (Doris Day) has been missing for years and even pronounced legally dead when she is returned to civilisation by the US Navy and turns up at her mother-in-law's house. "Grace" (Thelma Ritter) gets quite a surprise, bit luckily she has a thick rug o which to cushion her fall a few times before telling her that her son "Nick" (James Garner) was not going to live his life in solitude for ever and had just married "Bianca" (Polly Bergen). What's more, he has taken her for their honeymoon to the same hotel they went to first time round. "Ellen" is determined to get her man back and so sets off to track them down. Needless to say he gets quite a shock when she shows up, and being legally married to wife number two creates quite a quandary for everyone, especially hotel manager "Codd" (Fred Clark) who probably has the best part here and isn't used to his elite establishment having wife-juggling competitions in it's suites. Calamities galore now ensue as he has to walk quite a tightrope. Does he love "Ellen"? Does she love him? Does he love "Bianca"? She him? Is "Ellen" even alive? Is he allowed to love her? Is he a bigamist? It's quite a fun romp at the start, but once we've laid the foundations it gets a bit repetitive and the humour made me cringe more than laugh after a while. There's some chemistry between Garner and Bergen but somehow Day and he didn't click the way she did with Rock Hudson in, say, "Pillow Talk" (1959). It's still all watchable enough and the denouement with Edgar Buchanan's flabbergasted "Judge Bryson" is quite entertaining.