“Move Over, Darling” is another Doris Day vehicle in a long succession of her family-oriented comedy films. It tells the story of a woman who reappears five years after being lost at sea in an airplane crash, only to find out her husband has remarried.
This very entertaining movie benefits from sharp direction by Michael Gordon (“I Can Get It for You Wholesale” 1951) and a witty, well-written screenplay by Hal Kanter and Jack Sher. “Move Over, Darling” is a remake of the 1940 screwball comedy “My Favorite Wife” starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick. An uncompleted version of “Move Over, Darling” began shooting in 1962 starring Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, and Cyd Charisse, but was canceled due to Monroe’s death.
Co-stars include James Garner as Day’s hubby, Polly Bergen as his new wife, along with such familiar faces as Thelma Ritter, Don Knotts, Fred Clark, Chuck Connors, John Astin, Pat Harrington Jr., Max Showalter, Alan Sues, Eddie Quillan, Jack Orrison, Elliot Reed, and Edgar Buchanan as Judge Bryson. “Move Over, Darling” was a big hit at the box office for producer Martin Melcher (Doris Day’s real-life husband), Melcher-Arcola Productions, Avernus Productions, and 20th Century Fox.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
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My Review
“Move Over, Darling” is another Doris Day vehicle in a long succession of her family-oriented comedy films. It tells the story of a woman who reappears five years after being lost at sea in an airplane crash, only to find out her husband has remarried.
This very entertaining movie benefits from sharp direction by Michael Gordon (“I Can Get It for You Wholesale” 1951) and a witty, well-written screenplay by Hal Kanter and Jack Sher. “Move Over, Darling” is a remake of the 1940 screwball comedy “My Favorite Wife” starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick. An uncompleted version of “Move Over, Darling” began shooting in 1962 starring Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, and Cyd Charisse, but was canceled due to Monroe’s death.
Co-stars include James Garner as Day’s hubby, Polly Bergen as his new wife, along with such familiar faces as Thelma Ritter, Don Knotts, Fred Clark, Chuck Connors, John Astin, Pat Harrington Jr., Max Showalter, Alan Sues, Eddie Quillan, Jack Orrison, Elliot Reed, and Edgar Buchanan as Judge Bryson. “Move Over, Darling” was a big hit at the box office for producer Martin Melcher (Doris Day’s real-life husband), Melcher-Arcola Productions, Avernus Productions, and 20th Century Fox.