The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
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Coproduced by actress Jane Russell and her husband Robert Waterfield, The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown represented Russell's final starring film of the 1950s--and her last movie appearance until 1964. Decked out in an unbecoming blonde wig, Jane is cast as Hollywood starlet Laurel Stevens. On the eve of her latest picture,"The Kidnapped Bride", Laurel is kidnapped for real by Runyonesque crooks Mike (Ralph Meeker) and Dandy (Keenan Wynn"). She assumes it's a publicity stunt staged by her studio, but soon figures out what's what. When the kidnappers fall for Laurel and decide to set her free, she insists that they go through with their ransom demands, lest she be accused of faking the abduction for publicity purposes. Based on a much funnier novel by Sylvia Tate, The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown was an enormous flop which not even the combined comic expertise of supporting players Fred Clark, Una Merkel and Benay Venuta could salvage. Thanks to constant TV showings in the 1960s, however, the film finally posted a profit. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jane Russell - Laurel Stevens
- Ralph Meeker - Mike Valla
- Una Merkel - Bertha
- Bob Kelley - TV Announcer
- John Truax - Flack
- Adolphe Menjou - Arthur Martin
- Keenan Wynn - Dandy
- Fred Clark - Sgt. McBride
- Benay Venuta - Daisy Parker
- Dick Haynes - D. J
- Milton Frome - Lt. Dempsey
- Robert H. Harris - Barney Baylies
- Director(s):
- Norman Taurog
- Writer(s):
- Richard Alan Simmons
- Producer(s):
- Robert Waterfield
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