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Who Was That Lady? movie storyline. Sarah Alexander catches her straight-laced husband, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Randy Alexander, kissing another woman. From Russ’s perspective, he was the one being kissed innocently, the woman in question being a grateful transfer student. However, Ann wants a divorce.
On the advice of Randy’s friend, TV writer Mike Haney who is a self-professed libertine, Terry tries to convince Sarah that he is really an FBI agent, the kiss all in the name of national security. David, with the help of Mike’s prop friend, even gets a fake ID and gun. The ruse works. But Sarah, excited about her husband’s secret life, may not be able to keep her husband’s occupation a secret. And the real FBI get wind that a fake ID has been made. They may be able to use Randy to their advantage. But if someone like Ann believes her husband is an FBI agent, others, such as foreign spies, may believe so as well.
Who Was That Lady? is a 1960 comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore, John McIntire, Barbara Nichols, Larry Keating, Larry Storch, Simon Oakland Belka, Joi Lansing, Mike Lane and Jack Benny.
The movie was made by Ansark-Sidney, distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Norman Krasna, who also wrote the screenplay based on his successful Broadway play Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? The costume design was by Jean Louis. The title song was written by Sammy Cahn. Dean Martin received a Golden Globe award nomination for his performance in Who Was That Lady?, which also was nominated for Best Comedy.
Filming started 20 July 1959. Shortly after filming Leigh called it “the best role I’ve ever had. The girl is really important in the comedy. Quite a few important changes were made from the stage play because of the expanded movie medium… We had a real ball making the picture; we played practical jokes on each other between scenes that kept everyone in good humor. That George Sidney’s a doll too.”
Leigh confirmed in her memoirs that making the film “was a romp from start to finish… we really rolled with this one. The personal familiarity of the three of us allowed absolute freedom and the interplay was wild and woolly and inventive.” George Sidney was so taken with Leigh’s performance he signed her to appear in Pepe and Diamond Bikini (the latter was not made).
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Directed by: George Sidney
Starring: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore, John McIntire, Barbara Nichols, Larry Keating, Larry Storch, Simon Oakland Belka, Joi Lansing, Mike Lane, Jack Benny
Screenplay by: Norman Krasna
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Harry Stradling
Film Editing by: Viola Lawrence
Costume Design by: Jean Louis
Set Decoration by: James Crowe
Art Direction by: Ted Haworth
Music by: André Previn
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: April 15, 1960
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