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Any Wednesday movie storyline. Wealthy middle-aged businessman John Cleves (Jason Robards) of Short Hills, New Jersey lies to his wife Dorothy once a week and stays in New York City to have an affair. Twentysomething art-gallery clerk Ellen Gordon (Jane Fonda) inadvertently aids him in his lies, to her disgust. But eventually she falls for his charms in his constant pursuit of her to become his exclusive Wednesday city liaison.
Their arrangement includes John’s company buying her apartment–for her to live in. Complications ensue when John’s secretary sends one of the company’s out-of-town clients, Cass Henderson, to the suite. Cass quickly realizes that Ellen is John’s kept mistress–just before Dorothy arrives at the suite and assumed that Ellen and Cass are a married couple, a lie which they both perpetuate to protect Ellen and John’s affair. The four end up spending an awkward day together, each beginning to figure out what they want in life. The question becomes if each gets what he/she wants.
Any Wednesday is a 1966 American Technicolor romantic comedy film starring Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, and Dean Jones. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller from a screenplay by producer Julius J. Epstein based on the Broadway play of the same name by Muriel Resnik, which ran for 984 performances from 1964 to 1966. The film was titled Bachelor Girl Apartment in the UK.
Exterior location scenes for Any Wednesday were filmed in Manhattan, New York City. During the course of the 28-month run of the play Any Wednesday on Broadway, the role of Ellen was played by Sandy Dennis – who won a Tony Award for her performance – and Barbara Cook. Don Porter and Gene Hackman also appeared in it.
Any Wednesday (1966)
Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Dean Jones, Rosemary Murphy, Ann Prentiss, Jack Fletcher, King Moody, Kelly Jean Peters, Monty Margetts, Frank Baker, Kaye Elhardt, Betty Bresler
Screenplay by: Julius J. Epstein
Cinematography by: Harold Lipstein
Film Editing by: Stefan Arnsten
Costume Design by: Dorothy Jeakins
Set Decoration by: Claude E. Carpenter
Art Direction by: Alfred Sweeney
Music by: George Duning
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: October 13, 1966
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