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

1964

1h 51m

7.1(98 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

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Shirley MacLaine

Louisa May Foster

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Paul Newman

Larry Flint

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Robert Mitchum

Rod Anderson Jr.

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Dean Martin

Leonard Crawley

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Gene Kelly

Pinky Benson

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Robert Cummings

Dr. Victor Stephanson

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Dick Van Dyke

Edgar Hopper

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Reginald Gardiner

Painter

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Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Foster

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Lou Nova

Trentino

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Fifi D'Orsay

Baroness

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Maurice Marsac

Rene

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Wally Vernon

Agent

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Jane Wald

Polly

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Lenny Kent

Hollywood Lawyer

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Fred Aldrich

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Leon Alton

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Don Anderson

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Army Archerd

TV Announcer (uncredited)

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Anton Arnold

Mr. Foster (uncredited)

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Phil Arnold

Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)

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Mark Bailey

Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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John Barton

Farmer (uncredited)

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Al Beaudine

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Marjorie Bennett

Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)

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Nesdon Booth

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Eugene Borden

Man (uncredited)

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Lynn Borden

Woman (uncredited)

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Barbara Bouchet

Girl on Plane (uncredited)

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John Cliff

Waiter (uncredited)

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Christopher Connelly

Ned (uncredited)

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Tom Conway

Lord Kensington (uncredited)

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William Corcoran

Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Crew

Carol Daniels

Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Frenchman (uncredited)

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Peter Duchin

Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)

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James Elsegood

Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

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Anthony Eustrel

Willard (uncredited)

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Pamelyn Ferdin

Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited)

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Fred Fisher

Customer (uncredited)

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Jeff Fithian

Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

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Joe Fithian

Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

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Jacques Foti

Policeman (uncredited)

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Milton Frome

Lawyer (uncredited)

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Teri Garr

Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

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Roy Goldman

Diner Customer (uncredited)

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Roy Gordon

Minister (uncredited)

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Sid Gould

Movie Executive (uncredited)

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Jack Greening

Chester (uncredited)

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Paula Lane

Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)

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Joel Grey

Patron (uncredited)

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