The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
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Coproduced by actress Jane Russell and her husband Robert Waterfield, The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown represented Russell's final starring film of the 1950s--and her last movie appearance until 1964. Decked out in an unbecoming blonde wig, Jane is cast as Hollywood starlet Laurel Stevens. On the eve of… More Coproduced by actress Jane Russell and her husband Robert Waterfield, The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown represented Russell's final starring film of the 1950s--and her last movie appearance until 1964. Decked out in an unbecoming blonde wig, Jane is cast as Hollywood starlet Laurel Stevens. On the eve of her latest picture,"The Kidnapped Bride", Laurel is kidnapped for real by Runyonesque crooks Mike (Ralph Meeker) and Dandy (Keenan Wynn). She assumes it's a publicity stunt staged by her studio, but soon figures out what's what. When the kidnappers fall for Laurel and decide to set her free, she insists that they go through with their ransom demands, lest she be accused of faking the abduction for publicity purposes. Based on a much funnier novel by Sylvia Tate, The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown was an enormous flop which not even the combined comic expertise of supporting players Fred Clark, Una Merkel and Benay Venuta could salvage. Thanks to constant TV showings in the 1960s, however, the film finally posted a profit. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Taurog
- Written By
- Richard Alan Simmons
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
More ghastly than funny.
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Cast
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Jane Russell
as Laurel Stevens
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Keenan Wynn
as Dandy
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Ralph Meeker
as Mike Valla
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Fred Clark
as Sgt. McBride
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Una Merkel
as Bertha
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Benay Venuta
as Daisy Parker
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Bob Kelley
as TV Announcer
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Dick Haynes
as D. J
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John Truax
as Flack
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Milton Frome
as Lt. Dempsey
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Robert H. Harris
as Barney Baylies
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Adolphe Menjou
as Arthur Martin
