Promise Her Anything (1964)

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A woman has to choose between the rich man she wants and the bohemian type who loves her in this comedy. Michele O'Brien (Leslie Caron) is a young widow raising a baby in Greenwich Village. She's decided that her child needs a father, and she determines that her best bet as a prospective mate is Dr.… More A woman has to choose between the rich man she wants and the bohemian type who loves her in this comedy. Michele O'Brien (Leslie Caron) is a young widow raising a baby in Greenwich Village. She's decided that her child needs a father, and she determines that her best bet as a prospective mate is Dr. Phillip Brock (Robert Cummings), a well-heeled child psychologist. The only trouble is, Phillip doesn't like children very much, so Michele tries to keep her baby a secret from him. Michele's upstairs neighbor, Harley Rummell (Warren Beatty), is in love with her and is more than happy to baby-sit; however, Harley makes his living shooting nudie films in his flat, and when the baby begins making cameo appearances in the films, Michele starts wondering if Harley might be a bad influence on the tyke. William Peter Blatty, later to write the best-selling novel The Exorcist, penned the screenplay. Keep an eye peeled for a young Donald Sutherland in a bit part. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Arthur Hiller
Written By: William Peter Blatty
Genres: Classics, Comedy

On DVD: Jul 29, 1992

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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Arthur Hiller proves he is the wrong director and Warren Beatty shows he is the wrong actor for this forthy satire of the changing sexual and family mores of the 1960s.

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Cast

            Warren Beatty as Harley Rummell

            Leslie Caron as Michele O'Brien

            Keenan Wynn as Angelo Carelli

            Hermione Gingold as Mrs. Luce

            Lionel Stander as Sam

            Asa Maynor as Rusty

            Cathleen Nesbitt as Mrs. Brock (Dr. Brock's Mother)

            Michael Bradley as John Thomas

            Warren Mitchell as Panelist

            Sydney Tafler as Panelist

            Mavis Villiers as Middle-Aged Woman

            Margaret Nolan as Stripper

            Vivienne Ventura as Stripper

            Mike Kane as Staff Doctor

            George Moon as Dancer

            Libby Morris as Clinic Mother

            Bessie Love as Woman in Pet Shop

            Jill Adams as Mrs. B.M. von Crispin

            Anita Bolster as Baby Sitter

            Michael Chaplin as Beatnik

            Robert Cummings as Dr. Philip Brock

            Hal Galili as Moving Man

            Chuck Julian as Grocery Clerk

            Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne as Vittorio Fettucini

            Donald Sutherland as Baby's Father
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