Phffft (1954)

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After several years of domestic squabbles, the marriage of Nina and Robert Tracy (Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon) goes "phffft"! Upon receiving their divorce papers, Nina and Robert are certain that they'll remain friends, no matter how many new lovers they pick up along the way. Nina dallies briefly… More After several years of domestic squabbles, the marriage of Nina and Robert Tracy (Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon) goes "phffft"! Upon receiving their divorce papers, Nina and Robert are certain that they'll remain friends, no matter how many new lovers they pick up along the way. Nina dallies briefly with bombastic Charlie Newton (Jack Carson), while Robert has a fling with the luscious Janis (Kim Novak). These romantic episodes only serve to make Nina and Robert realize how much they're still in love with each other. According to costar Jack Lemmon, the original title of this film was Phfffft!, but after an all-night bull session at Columbia Pictures it was decided to take out one of the "F"s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Mark Robson
Written By: George Axelrod
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 10, 1954 Wide
On DVD: Jun 9, 2009
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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AJ V

Because some slang from the fifties was left in the fifties, I had no idea what the title of this film referred to until I saw it. It simply means divorce or a split up of a husband and wife. That's basically what the movie's about. It's a predictable story, but… More
Because some slang from the fifties was left in the fifties, I had no idea what the title of this film referred to until I saw it. It simply means divorce or a split up of a husband and wife. That's basically what the movie's about. It's a predictable story, but it's a hilarious movie with a great cast.
jay n

Good perfomances from good performers but the script is a nothing.

Cast

            Judy Holliday as Nina Tracy

            Jack Lemmon as Robert Tracy

            Jack Carson as Charlie Nelson

            Kim Novak as Janis

            Luella Gear as Mrs. Chapman

            Don Randolph as Dr. Van Kessel

            Donald Curtis as Rick Vidal

            Merry Anders as Marcia

            Eddie Searles as Tommy

            Fay Baker as Serena

            Eugene Borden
            
            Sue Carlton as Girl

            Harry V. Cheshire as Lawyer

            Jimmie Dodd as Taxi Driver

            Geraldine Hall as Nina's Secretary

            Jerry Hausner as Radio Actor

            Joyce Jameson as Secretary

            Sally Mansfield as Miss Comstock

            Alphonse Martell as Maitre D

            Patrick Miller
            
            William Newell as Workman

            Olan Soule as Mr. Duncan

            Ted Thorpe
            
            Frank Arnold as Art Teacher

            Hamil Petroff
            
            Richard H. Gordon
            
            Charles Heard
            
            Vivian Mason
            
            Shirlee Allard
            
            Arny Freeman as Language Teacher

            Tom Kingston as Manager

            Charlotte Lawrence as Radio Actress

            William Lechner as Boy

            Gil Warren
            
            George Hill as Page

            Donald Randolph
            
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Phffft (1954)

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