Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 22, 2023
The 1950s proved a challenging time in the movie industry as television became a full-fledged competitor for audience attention, and Frank Tashlin confronts the issue with satiric glee in his 1957 comedy, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, which Tashlin wrote, directed, and produced with only the most read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 2, 2018
From a corny title comes a wonderfully corny opening complete with Tony Randall playing the opening notes of the 20th-Century theme and reading off a few cue cards to introduce the film. What follows is much in the same vein. I sense this is all the doing of Frank Tashlin — the man who found read more
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Written by Frank Tashlin from a play by George Axelrod
1957/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This broad Technicolor satire of mass media and pop culture works better for me than some other cart read more
When advertising writer Rockwell P. Hunter (Tony Randall) finds his job on the line, he has one last chance to win over his agency’s biggest client, Stay-Put Lipstick. When he sees actress Rita Marlowe (Jayne Mansfield) on television, he has a stroke of genius. Rita is known for her “ read more
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957). Cast:Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell, John Williams, Henry Jones, Lili Gentle, Mickey Hargitay, and a cameo by Groucho Marx. It was produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, who also wrote the original screenplay. The Broadway play read more
