Let's Make Love (1960) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Wald |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
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Let's Make Love Overview:
Let's Make Love (1960) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald.
SYNOPSIS
A millionaire (Montand) is out to squelch a show that makes fun of him until he meets cast member Monroe. To get closer to her, he decides to join the cast and hires Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, and Bing Crosby (as themselves) to teach him the performing arts. Monroe and Montand were carrying on a frank dalliance during production. A delightful Cukor backstage musical with many memorable songs, including "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "You With the Crazy Eyes."
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Lionel Newman, Earle H. Hagen | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Gene Kelly's Brief Sojourn, "Let's Make Love" (1960) (5)
By The Lady Eve on Aug 21, 2012 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeThe Classic Movie Blog Association is sponsoring the Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon from August 20 - 25 and this is my contribution to the event. Please click here for links to the other participating blogs. ~ 1960 was the year that Echo I an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia... Read full article
Gene Kelly's Brief Sojourn, "Let's Make Love" (1960) (4)
By The Lady Eve on Aug 21, 2012 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeThe Classic Movie Blog Association is sponsoring the Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon from August 20 - 25 and this is my contribution to the event. Please click here for links to the other participating blogs. ~ 1960 was the year that Echo I an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia... Read full article
Gene Kelly's Brief Sojourn, "Let's Make Love" (1960) (1)
By The Lady Eve on Aug 21, 2012 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeThe Classic Movie Blog Association is sponsoring the Gene Kelly Centennial Blogathon from August 20 - 25 and this is my contribution to the event. Please click here for links to the other participating blogs. ~ 1960 was the year that Echo I an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia... Read full article
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Quotes from
Amanda Dell: You meshugana!
Tony Danton: The gentle art of conversation is deader than the dead sea scrolls. We've become the mutest kind of nation. We're un-communicating souls. No one talks. No one talks. It's something we seldom ever do. No one talks No one talks.
Amanda Dell: No one talks but... you.
George Welch: Oohh... there'll be children... lots of children. Coffman, there's a bonus in this for you if they get married - and double if there's a baby - a boy.
Alexander Coffman: I'll do whatever I can, sir.
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Facts about
Writer Norman Krasna initially viewed the male lead as one the audience would view as a kind of a "shitkicker" - a Gary Cooper or a Jimmy Stewart. Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, James Stewart and Yul Brynner all turned down the male lead. Yves Montand was cast after starring in The Crucible (US title: The Crucible), based on a play also written by Miller.
Married co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand embarked on an ill-fated affair during the shooting of the film.
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