Who Was That Lady? (1960)
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50% of users liked it
(108 ratings)
A screwball comedy that turns into political farce, this film was something of a throwback even in 1960. Real-life husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh star as David and Ann Wilson. David is a university professor who is kissing one of his students when Ann walks in on them. She demands a… More A screwball comedy that turns into political farce, this film was something of a throwback even in 1960. Real-life husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh star as David and Ann Wilson. David is a university professor who is kissing one of his students when Ann walks in on them. She demands a divorce. David turns to his old friend, a television writer, Michael Haney (Dean Martin), who cooks up a cover story. They convince Ann that David is working undercover for the FBI, and that the kiss was part of a sting. The gullible Ann believes the story. Later, when she sees David and Michael in a restaurant with two women, she suspects that the women are spies, and passes David his empty gun. This touches off a disturbance that is filmed by TV news crews. Some real Russian spies think that David really is an FBI agent, and the spies grab the Wilsons and Haney, take them to a secret chamber beneath the Empire State Building, and give them truth serum. From there, the film continues to twist and turn in wildly wacky ways. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Sidney II
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 8, 1960 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It stretches more comedy than one could expect from such thin material, and passes as a so-so comedy vehicle for the appealing stars.
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Cast
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Tony Curtis
as David Wilson
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Dean Martin
as Michael Haney
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Janet Leigh
as Ann Wilson
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James Whitmore
as Harry Powell
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John McIntire
as Bob Doyle
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Barbara Nichols
as Gloria Coogle
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Larry Keating
as Parker
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Larry Storch
as Orenov
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Simon Oakland
as Belka
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Joi Lansing
as Florence Coogle
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Barbara Hines
as Girl
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Michael Lane
as Glinka
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Kam Tong
as Lee Wong
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Mark Allen
as Joe Bendix
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William Newell
as Schultz
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Harry "Snub" Pollard
as Tattoo Artist
