After a string of serious dramas, Rock Hudson broke out into comedy and showed his adeptness to it in 1959's "Pillow Talk."
As a swinging song writer, Rock was charming but nasty to the person that he shared a phone line with-Doris Day.
The two really go at it as they accuse each other of monopolizing the phone. What they don't know is that they share a common friend, the ever great Tony Randall, a millionaire in this one, who can't seem to get Day to marry him.
Doris is an interior decorator in this one and when she does the home of the wealthy Lee Patrick, son, Nick Adams, in a funny performance, gets drunk while with her at a local nightclub. As luck would have it, Hudson is in the next booth with his date, a lovely Julia Meade. He realizes that this is his enemy from the party line. Too woo her, he puts on a terrific Texas accent, which he may have learned from his role in "Giant," and becomes Rex Stetson.
You can imagine the hilarity when Day finds out who he really is. Along for the ride is Thelma Ritter, Day's maid, who portrays Alma, an alcoholic maid, ready to give good advice to all concerned.
The dialogue is great. Randall hopes that Hudson will do great scoring when he loans him his weekend retreat in Connecticut.
This was the only film that Doris Day was ever Oscar nominated for. Thelma Ritter received her 5th of 6 supporting nominations for this film.
A classy movie, funny to watch, and a pleasure to view. You may even wish for cross-wires after seeing this great film.
As a swinging song writer, Rock was charming but nasty to the person that he shared a phone line with-Doris Day.
The two really go at it as they accuse each other of monopolizing the phone. What they don't know is that they share a common friend, the ever great Tony Randall, a millionaire in this one, who can't seem to get Day to marry him.
Doris is an interior decorator in this one and when she does the home of the wealthy Lee Patrick, son, Nick Adams, in a funny performance, gets drunk while with her at a local nightclub. As luck would have it, Hudson is in the next booth with his date, a lovely Julia Meade. He realizes that this is his enemy from the party line. Too woo her, he puts on a terrific Texas accent, which he may have learned from his role in "Giant," and becomes Rex Stetson.
You can imagine the hilarity when Day finds out who he really is. Along for the ride is Thelma Ritter, Day's maid, who portrays Alma, an alcoholic maid, ready to give good advice to all concerned.
The dialogue is great. Randall hopes that Hudson will do great scoring when he loans him his weekend retreat in Connecticut.
This was the only film that Doris Day was ever Oscar nominated for. Thelma Ritter received her 5th of 6 supporting nominations for this film.
A classy movie, funny to watch, and a pleasure to view. You may even wish for cross-wires after seeing this great film.