For Love or Money is a
1963The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
romantic comedy filmRomantic comedy films are movies with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstacles...
starring
Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer recognized for his prominent cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is the father of Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas...
,
Mitzi GaynorMitzi Gaynor is an American actress, singer, and dancer.-Career:Born as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber, Gaynor trained as a ballerina as a child and began her career as a chorus dancer...
and
Thelma RitterThelma Ritter was an American supporting and character actress from the 1940s until her death in 1969.-Early life:...
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For Love or Money is a
1963The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
romantic comedy filmRomantic comedy films are movies with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstacles...
starring
Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer recognized for his prominent cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is the father of Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas...
,
Mitzi GaynorMitzi Gaynor is an American actress, singer, and dancer.-Career:Born as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber, Gaynor trained as a ballerina as a child and began her career as a chorus dancer...
and
Thelma RitterThelma Ritter was an American supporting and character actress from the 1940s until her death in 1969.-Early life:...
.
Plot summary
Lawyer Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry (Kirk Douglas) is given the task of playing
matchmakerMatchmaking is any process of introducing people for the purpose of marriage.In some cultures, the role of the matchmaker was and is quite professionalized. The Ashkenazi Jewish shadchan, or the Hindu astrologer, were often thought to be essential advisors and also helped in finding right spouses...
for the three daughters of his wealthy client Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter).
Cast
- Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer recognized for his prominent cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is the father of Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas...
as Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry
- Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor is an American actress, singer, and dancer.-Career:Born as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber, Gaynor trained as a ballerina as a child and began her career as a chorus dancer...
as Kate Brasher
- Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter was an American supporting and character actress from the 1940s until her death in 1969.-Early life:...
as Chloe Brasher
- Gig Young
Gig Young was an American film, stage, and television actor.- Early life and career :Born Byron Elsworth Barr in St. Cloud, Minnesota, his parents John and Emma Barr raised him and his older siblings in Washington D.C...
as "Sonny" John Dayton Smith
- Julie Newmar
Julia Chalene Newmeyer is an American actress, dancer and singer. Her most famous role is Catwoman in the Batman television series.-Early life:...
as Bonnie Brasher
- William Bendix
William Bendix was an American film actor.-Early life:Bendix, named for his paternal grandfather, was born in Manhattan, New York City, the only son of Cleveland-born Oscar and London-born Hilda Bendix...
as Joe Fogel
- Leslie Parrish
Leslie Parrish is an American actress. She starred under her birth name, Marjorie Hellen, until she changed it in 1959.-Education:...
as Jan Brasher
- Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of "the second Darrin Stephens" on the television series Bewitched...
as Harvey Wofford
- William Windom
William Windom is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his work on television, including several episodes of The Twilight Zone; playing the character of Glen Morley, a congressman from Minnesota like his own great-grandfather and namesake in The Farmer's Daughter; the character of John...
as Sam Travis