Susan Slept Here (1954)
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67% of users liked it
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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 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 deliquency, policeman Sam Hanlon Herb Vigran deposits teenaged troublemaker Susan Landis Debbie Reynolds on Mark's doorstep. Somewhat terrified by Susan's erratic behavior, Mark vows to keep their relationship platonic, but his fiancee Isabella Anne Francis suspects the worst. Director Frank Tashlin aims his satiric barbs at psychiatry, conspicuous consumption and Hollywood itself. The spirited supporting cast includes Glenda Farrell, Alvy Moore, Horace McMahon and Les Tremayne. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Tashlin
- Written By
- Steve Fisher, Alex Gottlieb
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 25, 1954 Limited
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
Critic Reviews
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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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Cast
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Dick Powell
as Mark
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Debbie Reynolds
as Susan
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Anne Francis
as Isabella
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Alvy Moore
as Virgil
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Glenda Farrell
as Maude
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Horace McMahon
as Maizel
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Herb Vigran
as Hanlon
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Les Tremayne
as Harvey
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Mara Lane
as Marilyn
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Maide Norman
as Georgette
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Rita Johnson
as Dr. Johnson
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Ellen Corby
as Waitress
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Benny Rubin
as Janitor
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Barbara Darrow
as Legal Secretary
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Sue Carlton
as Cashier
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Oliver Blake
as Motel Manager
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Louella Parsons
as Telephone Voice
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Jack Benny
as Guest
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Billy Halop
as Waiter
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Red Skelton
as Oswald
