
About
Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.
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6.8/10

CinemaSerf
Print worker "Hodges" (Monty Woolley) isn't best impressed when he is made redundant at the age of 65. The thought of sitting in the park playing dominoes with his contemporaries scares him rigid, so ... read more
7 months ago
talisencrw
I really enjoyed this fine screwball comedy, from a very clever story by Paddy Chayefsky, about a man forced to retire from a beloved printing job because he turned 65. He decides to go straight to th... read more
over 9 years ago
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Cast

Monty Woolley
John R. Hodges

Thelma Ritter
Della Hodges

David Wayne
Joe Elliott

Jean Peters
Alice Hodges

Constance Bennett
Lucille McKinley

Marilyn Monroe
Harriet

Allyn Joslyn
George Hodges

Albert Dekker
Louis McKinley

Clinton Sundberg
Frank Erickson

Minor Watson
Harold P. Cleveland

Wally Brown
Horace Gallagher

Russ Tamblyn
Willie McKinley
Director
Harmon Jones
Director
Creator

Paddy Chayefsky
Story

Lamar Trotti
Writer