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Comedy
USA
1971
102 Minutes
Director
Walter Matthau Elaine May Jack Weston George Rose William Redfield James Coco Graham Jarvis Doris Roberts Rose Arrick Renee Taylor Mildred Clinton
heir heiress uncle butler amusing quirky dark new york city apartment wilderness wealth marrying for money murder plot romance bad behavior deception love transformation wretched excess 1970s
Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and - murder her.
Comedy
USA
1972
104 Minutes
Director
Charles Grodin Cybill Shepherd Jeannie Berlin Eddie Albert Audra Lindley William Prince Mitchell Jason Augusta Dabney Art Metrano Marilyn Putnam Doris Roberts
wife husband father sexy woman amusing hilarious uneasy beach miami hotel new york city car affair forbidden love marriage regret forbidden love pursuit 1970s
A newlywed man on his honeymoon has second thoughts about his marriage and falls for a different woman.
Comedy
USA
1987
107 Minutes
Director
Warren Beatty Dustin Hoffman Isabelle Adjani Charles Grodin Jack Weston Tess Harper Carol Kane Aharon Ipalé Fuad Hageb David Margulies Rose Arrick
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
Comedy
USA
1971
102 Minutes
Director
Walter Matthau Elaine May Jack Weston George Rose William Redfield James Coco Graham Jarvis Doris Roberts Rose Arrick Renee Taylor Mildred Clinton
heir heiress uncle butler amusing quirky dark new york city apartment wilderness wealth marrying for money murder plot romance bad behavior deception love transformation wretched excess 1970s
Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and - murder her.
Comedy
USA
1967
95 Minutes
Ellen Manville
Jack Lemmon Peter Falk Elaine May Nina Wayne Eddie Mayehoff David Hartman Severn Darden Alan DeWitt
man friend wife mistress stockbroker offbeat amusing endearing new york city apartment law office manhattan bridge suicide divorce marriage love triangle relationships love rescue transformation
Harry is a barely functional human. He meets an old friend who is having marital problems as Harry is about to leap off of a bridge. His friend decides that Harry is the man to take his ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
103 Minutes
Mrs. Michaels
Alan Alda Jane Fonda Maggie Smith Michael Caine Bill Cosby Walter Matthau Elaine May Richard Pryor Gloria Gifford Sheila Frazier Herbert Edelman
mother father businessperson actress gay/lesbian doctor airy amusing lighthearted los angeles beverly hills hotel divorce infidelity homosexuality show business competition prostitution transformation quest 1970s
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.