A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.
Karl 'Killer' Davis
- Punchy
- (as Karl Davis)
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- TriviaThis film bombed at the box office, resulting in a loss of $754,000 ($7.2M in 2018) for MGM according to studio records.
- GoofsAt 19:05, a boom mic shadow is visible on the wall to the left.
- Quotes
Caroline Webster: Are they going to bump you off, Daddy?
- ConnectionsReferenced in Babylon (2022)
- SoundtracksAmour Chérie
(uncredited)
Performed by Denise Darcel
[Dorianne performs the song for Max in her apartment]
Featured review
Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Sometimes a lackluster script or bad direction is impossible for a cast to overcome. In this case, it feels like the writing indeed lacks luster-perhaps because two writers are credited.
When the New York Times reviewed the film, on its release, the critic hailed the writing and direction, but called the cast "comparatively second-flight". By today's standards, Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman and Nina Foch are considered first-rate, and they do seem to have a handle on the story. But I still allege that the story itself is flawed.
Ford plays Maxwell Webster, a Montana attorney with a misguided wife (Ruth Roman), who pushes him to get ahead. She is the one with the ideas. Maxwell is always muttering apologies and trying to make people like him. It's a role better suited to Wally Cox. But Ford does his best.
And so does Nina Foch as a sexy candidate for the bar who inexplicably latches onto him like a leech. And so does Denise Darcel as an exotic bombshell who Maxwell tries to collect from when he joins a debt collection firm. Each of these actors is fun to watch individually, but when their characters are forced to interact in this ill-fitting comedy, the effect is annoying.
When the New York Times reviewed the film, on its release, the critic hailed the writing and direction, but called the cast "comparatively second-flight". By today's standards, Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman and Nina Foch are considered first-rate, and they do seem to have a handle on the story. But I still allege that the story itself is flawed.
Ford plays Maxwell Webster, a Montana attorney with a misguided wife (Ruth Roman), who pushes him to get ahead. She is the one with the ideas. Maxwell is always muttering apologies and trying to make people like him. It's a role better suited to Wally Cox. But Ford does his best.
And so does Nina Foch as a sexy candidate for the bar who inexplicably latches onto him like a leech. And so does Denise Darcel as an exotic bombshell who Maxwell tries to collect from when he joins a debt collection firm. Each of these actors is fun to watch individually, but when their characters are forced to interact in this ill-fitting comedy, the effect is annoying.
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- Aug 16, 2020
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- The Family Man
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- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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