Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Tashlin |
| Producer(s) | Frank Tashlin |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Advertising, Based on Play, Fame, Satire, Show Business |
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Overview:
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Frank Tashlin and produced by Frank Tashlin.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000.
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Classic Films in Focus: WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (1957)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 22, 2023 From Virtual ViragoThe 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 full article
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 2, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsFrom 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 full article
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
By Beatrice on Jul 29, 2016 From Flickers in TimeWill 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 cartoony ... Read full article
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
By Angela on Jul 17, 2012 From Hollywood RevueWhen 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 “o... Read full article
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957).
By Dawn on Jul 24, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksWill 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 ran ... Read full article
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Rita Marlowe: I picked him up, I can pick him down.
Rita Marlowe: George, how come you never tried to kiss me before?
George Schmidlap: I never could get close enough.
[turns his head to the camera and raises his eyebrows up and down]
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Adapted from a Broadway play that also starred Jayne Mansfield. "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" opened on Oct. 13, 1955 at the Belasco Theatre in New York and ran for 444 performances. The original Broadway cast included Orson Bean, Walter Matthau and Jayne Mansfield. Tina Louise and Tom Poston were replacement cast members.
Rita's poodle is named "Shamroy," a reference to long-time Fox cinematographer Leon Shamroy - who, ironically, did NOT photograph this picture!
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