Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here (1954)

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Susan Slept Here is the only feature film in Hollywood history ever to be narrated by an Academy Award. After introducing itself, the Oscar statuette invites us into the apartment home of its owner, screenwriter Mark Christopher Dick Powell. Knowing that Mark is working on a script about juvenile… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Frank Tashlin
Written By
Steve Fisher
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 25, 1954 Wide
VCI

Critic Reviews

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    One scene finds Debbie Reynolds using the golden head of the trademarked Oscar statuette as a makeshift hammer to crack walnuts. In Hollywood, that may have been as shocking as the sight of the desecrated statue of the Virgin Mary in 'The Exorcist.'

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  • jay n


    Cotton candy confection with Debbie bright and chipper. Something from a much more innocent time with for that time a slightly risque story, although the fact that Debbie was actually 22 and looks it not the 17 the script indicates removing much of the ick factor. Skillfully played by… More

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