Man's Favorite Sport? (1963)
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Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is a super salesman of sporting goods who sells fishing equipment but knows nothing about the sport. Roger's boss Cadwalader (John McGiver) gets an idea from publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) to enter him in a fishing contest, and the inept angler has a series of comic consequences before he wins the contest with some help from a bear. When Roger admits that his winning the event was merely luck, he turns in the prize and loses his job. Roger eventually wins Abigail's heart and gets his job back. Howard Hawks directs this slapstick comedy with his typical flair -- witty dialogue and effective sight gags included. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Hawks
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Man's Favorite Sport?
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is a super salesman of sporting goods who sells fishing equipment but knows nothing about the sport. Roger's boss Cadwalader (John McGiver) gets an idea from publicity director Abigail (Paula Prentiss) to enter him in a fishing contest, and the inept angler has a series of comic consequences before he wins the contest with some help from a bear. When Roger admits that his winning the event was merely luck, he turns in the prize and loses his job. Roger eventually wins Abigail's heart and gets his job back. Howard Hawks directs this slapstick comedy with his typical flair -- witty dialogue and effective sight gags included. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 121 mins
Complete Cast of Man's Favorite Sport?
- Rock Hudson - Roger Willoughby
- Maria Perschy - Isolde "Easy" Mueller
- Charlene Holt - Tex Connors
- James Westerfield - Policeman
- Forrest Lewis - Skaggs
- Tyler McVey - Customer Bush
- Don Allen - Tom
- Med Flory - Tucker
- Joan Tewkesbury
- Betty Hanna - Women in Elevator
- Tom Allen
- Ollie O'Toole - Waiter
- Margaret Sheridan - Cadwalader's Secretary
- Chuck Courtney
- Paula Prentiss - Abigail Page
- John McGiver - William Cadwalader
- Roscoe Karns - Maj. Phipps
- Norman Alden - John Screaming Eagle
- Regis Toomey - Bagley
- Kathie Browne - Marcia
- Paul Bryar - Policeman
- Edmund Williams - Desk Clerk
- Holger Bendixen - Fisherman
- Christopher White - Boy Scout
- Lincoln Demyan - Scoutmaster
- John Zaremba
- Paul Langton - Mr. Stern
- Jim Bannon - Forest Ranger
- Director(s):
- Howard Hawks
- Writer(s):
- John Fenton Murray
- Producer(s):
- Howard Hawks
- Categories:
- Comedy
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