The World of Henry Orient (1964)
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Decked out with another of his American accents, Peter Sellers plays self-centered concert pianist Henry Orient. While Henry's active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman Paula Prentiss, a pair of preteen boarding-school chums, played by Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth, worship Orient from afar. The girls' overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing Orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads Walker's mom, Angela Lansbury, to conclude that Henry has "had his way" with her underaged daughter. The World of Henry Orient was later musicalized for Broadway as Henry, Sweet Henry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Roy Hill
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The World of Henry Orient
Decked out with another of his American accents, Peter Sellers plays self-centered concert pianist Henry Orient. While Henry's active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman Paula Prentiss, a pair of preteen boarding-school chums, played by Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth, worship Orient from afar. The girls' overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing Orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads Walker's mom, Angela Lansbury, to conclude that Henry has "had his way" with her underaged daughter. The World of Henry Orient was later musicalized for Broadway as Henry, Sweet Henry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast of The World of Henry Orient
- Peter Sellers - Henry Orient
- Angela Lansbury - Isabel Boyd
- Merrie Spaeth - Marian "Gil" Gilbert
- Tom Bosley - Frank Boyd
- Peter Duchin - Joe Byrd
- Al Lewis - Store Owner
- Jane Buchanan - Kafritz
- William Le Massena
- Claudia Morgan
- Paula Prentiss - Stella
- Tippy Walker - Valerie Boyd
- Phyllis Thaxter - Mrs. Gilbert
- Bibi Osterwald - Boothy
- John Fiedler - Sidney
- Fred Stewart - Doctor
- Philippa Bevans - Emma
- Peter Turgeon
- Director(s):
- George Roy Hill
- Writer(s):
- Nunnally Johnson
- Producer(s):
- Jerome Hellman
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