How Do I Love Thee? (1970)

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  • HOW DO I LOVE THEE?


    DIRECTED BY MICHAEL GORDON
    PRODUCED BY ROBERT ENDERS./ EVERETT FREEMAN
    ABC PICTURES



    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    In this syrupy comedy, a father attempts to reconnect with his troubled,
    estranged son, a philosophy professor.
    The chance at reconciliation comes when the son learns that his father,
    whom he hasn't seen in years is fighting a strange nameless movie disease
    in a French hospital.
    The young man's wife is not pleased.
    While aboard the jet, the son reflects upon his upbringing
    and the fights that would erupt between his mother,
    a fundamentalist Christian, and his father, an atheist.
    He remembers how his father turned to a free-spirited artist for comfort.
    Just before she left him, the artist gave the father a lovely poem.
    Later after his son became a teacher, the father decides to enter
    to piece in a poetry contest and wins $10,0000,
    which he plans to donate to his son's department.
    Unfortunately someone discovers that the artist's "original" poem
    is anything but and the father is publicly humiliated while his son
    is passed for promotion.
    Seeing how unhappy his son has become, the father decides to go
    to a church and pray for his son to get promoted.
    It works, but unfortunately a man had to die for the son
    to get it leaving the father to be wracked with guilt.
    Fortunately with the son's arrival comes the father's salvation.
    ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide


    Full Cast
    Jackie Gleason .... Stanley Waltz
    Maureen O'Hara .... Elsie Waltz
    Shelley Winters .... Lena Mervin
    Rosemary Forsyth .... Marion Waltz
    Rick Lenz .... Tom Waltz
    Don Beddoe .... Dr. Littlefield
    Fritzi Burr .... Mrs. Gromulka
    Soroya Farah .... Belly Dancer
    Templeton Fox .... Mrs. Wellington
    Alex Gerry .... Walter Wetzel
    Marcia Knight .... Rachel
    Frank Logan .... Frank the Bartender
    Maurice Marsac .... The Bishop
    Lou Marsh .... Hearse Driver #1
    James McCallion .... Pete McGurk
    J. Edward McKinley .... Hugo Wellington
    Jack Nagle .... Dean Bagley
    David Anthony Pizzuto .... Radical Student
    Clinton Robinson .... Tom Waltz, Age 11
    Ed Ross .... French Dentist
    Don Sebastian .... Art Salerno
    Dick Sterling .... Dr. Giroux
    Evelyn Turner .... French Nurse
    Olga Vargas .... Mother Superior
    Harriet Veloshin .... Dean Bagley's Secretary
    Judy Wallace .... Mrs. Bagley
    Robertson White .... Old Geezer


    Writing Credits
    Peter De Vries novel Let Me Count the Ways
    Everett Freeman
    Karl Tunberg


    Trivia
    Maureen O'Hara was injured on the set, O'Hara and Jackie Gleason were in the middle of a scene. O'Hara was sitting on a garden bench, the cushions had been removed exposing the cyclone fence wire that supported them. O'Hara's right hand was resting on the wire and as a very drunk Jackie Gleason was delivering his lines, he tripped and accidentally fell on top of her hand. The cyclone wire gave way and the weight of his body crushed her hand. She had to be rushed to the hospital; her hand required orthopedic surgery. As a result, she has no cartilage on the fingers of her right hand and is missing a joint on her index finger.


    Filming Location
    University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 4 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • How Do I Love Thee? is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael Gordon.


    It stars Jackie Gleason and Maureen O'Hara and is based
    on Peter De Vries's 1965 novel Let Me Count the Ways.


    A sugary, something or nothing comedy,
    If anyone's seen this one, please add your comments.



    User Review


    unusual romantic comedy18 July 2014 | by jonathan_lippman (France)



    rather strange but not without its merits. A comedy about religion and with Maureen O'Hara and Shelley Winters in the same film... but sadly no scenes together.. Jackie Gleason is the leading man and a odd choice of a husband for the beauteous Miss O'Hara. Rosemary Forsyth is the third lady in the cast, and a gorgeous lady in her own rite... Hard to really describe this movie cause it is rather unusual about a woman who fears for the mortal soul of her husband...It is worth a look if you can find it. NOt out on DVD and flopped at the box office upon release but as I am a big fan of Miss O'Hara I would see her read a phone book. It is one of her last feature films. I read somewhere that Gleason wanted Ava Gardner and Lana Turner for the two female lead roles; That would have been interesting too.. Check it out if you can find it.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • :wink_smile:

    After a long break, during which Maureen is married , our heroine to do reluctant and agrees to direct this film. Unfortunately for her, the scenario is dreadful and the director can not do anything to improve it ... It was a dud at the box office ...

    a small video

    Good reading

    Unconditional's Maureen O'Hara !
    French-English translation: poor !!!
    :blush:

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