Arlene Francis,
Hanns Lothar,
Horst Buchholz,
Howard St. John,
Hubert von Meyerinck
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A Coca-Cola executive's promotion rests on his ability to look after his boss's flirtatious daughter in West Berlin.
DVD Release Date: July 15, 2003
Stats: 269 reviews
Cold war comedy about a Coca-Cola executive stuck in Berlin and saddled with the responsibility of corralling the boss's wayward daughter. James Cagney makes the film's rapidly paced repartee look easy when, in fact, few actors could have handled it so well. An amusing, if not ...( read more)
It is pretty funny to see Jimmy Cagney running through his lists in this film.
I have seen three of these 50-year-old highly-rated black and white films in the past week, and all are directed by Billy Wilder. Is he the only director of that era?
wonderful underseen comic gem from billy wilder. terrific performance from cagney with able support from the whole cast. full of rapid-fire dialogue and inside jokes; a time capsule from the cold war that must have seemed scandalous in 1961. an absolute delight!
This is truly a great satirical film. Billy Wilder created another gem with this underrated comedy that takes shots at everything from capitalism to communism. James Cagney gives a spot-on performance as the truly "ugly American" playing a Coca-Cola executive that must watch his ...( read more)
MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin in 1961, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task. After MacNamara has found out that Sca...( read more)
"and WHAT do you do with your new husband???"
"OH all sortsa goodies. I wash his shirts, he broadens my mind..."
one of the best lines in film history.
1, 2, 3, is a crazy farce from the 50's on the McCarthy era bullshizzle and the rest of the communist stereotypes etc. Billy Wil...( read more)
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "One, Two, Three" !
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