	What a Way to Go! (1964)
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	What a Way to Go! Cast
Robert Mitchum Rod Anderson, Jr. Dick Van Dyke Edgar Hopper Shirley MacLaine Louisa May Foster Paul Newman Larry Flint Gene Kelly Pinky Benson Dean Martin Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley Teri Garr Dancer in Shipboard Number Reginald Gardiner Painter Margaret Dumont Mrs Foster Lou Nova Trentino View full cast

	On-Screen Couples
Shirley MacLaine (as Louisa May Foster) with Dean Martin Paul Newman (as Larry Flint) with Shirley MacLaine (as Louisa May Foster) Shirley MacLaine (as Louisa May Foster) with Robert Mitchum (as Rod Anderson, Jr.) Shirley MacLaine (as Louisa May Foster) with Dick Van Dyke (as Edgar Hopper) Shirley MacLaine (as Louisa May Foster) with Gene Kelly

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Awards

Comedy Performance, Male Laurel Awards [1965] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)

Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Awards [1965] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)

Best Costume Design, Color Academy Awards [1965] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color Academy Awards [1965] (Won/Nominated: Nominated)

Best Actor Locarno International Film Festival [1964] (Won/Nominated: Won)

Plot Summary

This lavishly produced, big-budget comedy (it cost $20 million in 1964 dollars) stars Shirley MacLaine as Louisa, a widow who is worth $200 million dollars. However, she`s convinced that her fortune is cursed, and she wants to give all her money to t...

Tagline

What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...

Discography

Singles

Musical Extravaganza

I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted

See also Biography Index (W) :: Filmography Index (W) :: Discography Index (W)

	Full Cast and Crew
Actor Credits Robert Mitchum Rod Anderson, Jr. Dick Van Dyke Edgar Hopper Shirley MacLaine Louisa May Foster Paul Newman Larry Flint Gene Kelly Pinky Benson Dean Martin Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley Teri Garr Dancer in Shipboard Number Reginald Gardiner Painter Margaret Dumont Mrs Foster Lou Nova Trentino Fifi D`Orsay Baroness Maurice Marsac Rene Jane Wald Polly Lenny Kent Hollywood Lawyer Phil Arnold Press Agent Robert Cummings Dr. Victor Stephanson Dick Wilson Driscoll Sid Gould Movie Executive Army Archerd TV Announcer Bert Mustin Crawleyville Lawyer Jeff Fithian Jonathan Crawley at Age Five Billy Corcoran Leonard Crawley at Age Seven Tom Conway Lord Kensington Marjorie Bennett Mrs Freeman Milton Frome Lawyer Eugene Borden Neighbor Justin Smith Burt Mustin Crawleyville Lawyer Barbara Bouchet Girl on Plane Non Actor Credits Arthur P. Jacobs Producer J. Lee Thompson Director Edith Head Costume and Wardrobe Department Moss Mabry Costume Designer Dick Smith Makeup Sydney Guilaroff Ms. MacLaine`s hairstylist Nelson Riddle Music Betty Comden lyrics ("I Think That You and I Should Get Acquainted" "Musical Extravaganza") Betty Comden screenplay Adolph Green screenplay Gene Kelly Other Crew Adolph Green lyrisc ("I Think That You and I Should Get Acquainted" "Musical Extravaganza")

Awards

What a Way to Go! (1964) was nominated for the following awards:

Laurel Awards

1.

Golden Laurel
1965

Comedy Performance, Male

Nominated 5th Place

Locarno International Film Festival

2.

Silver Sail
1964

Best Actor

Won

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Genre	Comedy :: Musical :: Romance
Date Released	12 May 1964
Production	MVP Pictures
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	Trivia
Trivia and Quotes Quotes Larry Flint: The Louvre - It`s the garbage pail of the arts. Trivia The set used as Luisa and Pinky Benson`s Hollywood mansion was originally used as the home for the Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin characters in the unfinished film "Something`s Got To Give". The last film of Tom Conway. This would be the final film for Margaret Dumont. Frank Sinatra was the first choice to play Rod Anderson. When Darryl F. Zanuck balked at his salary demand, Robert Mitchum agreed to play the role at no fee for tax purposes. Initially intended as a vehicle for Marilyn Monroe. Producer Arthur P. Jacobs was Monroe`s publicist, and J. Lee Thompson was on her list of approved directors. See also Trivia Index (W) :: Quotes Index (W) :: Connections Index (W)

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