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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 the IRS. As she explains her sad tale to her psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Robert Cummings), it seems that when Louisa was young she had the choice of marrying rich playboy Leonard Crawley (Dean Martin) or poor but decent Edgar Hopper (Dick Van Dyke).
May 12, 1964 Wide
Jan 11, 2005
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J. Lee Thompson's direction has failed to coalesce a good, firm farce. It lets the whole thing flap wildly -- and that's no way to make a film.
A big, gaudy, gimmicky comedy which continually promises more than it delivers by way of wit and/or bellylaffs.
A star vehicle for Shirley MacLaine, Thompson's film is a tediously episodic black comedy about a wealthy widow and her five husbands; Newman, Mitchum, and Martin are all wasted.
The fact was that it simply wasn't very funny.
An unappealing episodic black comedy that gets stuck in its own silliness.
A delightful confection of a movie made primarily to showcase Edith Head's sumptuous outfits. It's really an experience to see all these big stars having a grand old time f-cking each other in a big glass of champagne. A satire of sorts, but the main purpose of seeing this movie is to have FUN, because you're never
November 19, 2008Super Reviewer
She is Like a PINK Widow Spider, She Marries, they make a Fortune & Die.Over & Over .She thinks it is a Curse, so she tries to give her Money to the IRS, but they won't take it.She can't give her Money away, & she doesn't dare Marry Again a Poor Man cause he'll get Rich & Die.It's Very Funny.
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