Teacher's Pet (1958 film)
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| Teacher's Pet | |
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 French movie poster from 1958 |
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| Directed by | George Seaton |
| Produced by | William Perlberg George Seaton |
| Written by | Fay Kanin Michael Kanin |
| Starring | Clark Gable Doris Day Gig Young Mamie Van Doren |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 1, 1958 |
| Running time | 120 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Teacher's Pet is a 1958 romantic comedy film starring Clark Gable and Doris Day, directed by George Seaton and written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin.
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[edit] Characters
The main characters include:
- James Gannon (Clark Gable) - a newspaper editor without a college or even a high school diploma that is convinced that formal education is “a waste of time” for anyone who would like to get into the newspaper business and that experience in the workplace is the key to success.
- Erica Stone (Doris Day) - Gannon's instructor at a local college that he falls in love with.
- Dr. Hugo Pine (Gig Young) - a worldly and attractive psychologist who has "more degrees than a thermometer" and Gannon's rival for Stone's affections.
[edit] Plot
Stone asks Gannon to speak before a night-school college journalism class. He turns down the invitation, writing a nasty letter to the instructor stating his viewpoint, but is ordered to go before the class by his publisher. He finds the attractive Stone teaching the class. Before he is able to introduce himself and apologise for the letter, Erica reads it aloud and mocks Gannon before the class.
Humiliated, he decides to join the class to show her up, posing as a wallpaper salesman named Jim Gallagher. Erica is quite taken by this charming man, who she thinks is brilliant as a journalist. Gannon continues his ruse as he becoming quite enchanted with Erica, and has to fend off Dr. Pine, as well as his own girlfriend, a nightclub singer (Mamie van Doren). When Erica discovers Gannon's deception, she immediately calls their relationship off, but convinced by Dr. Pine, she gives Gannon another chance.
By the end of the film, both Jim and Erica have come to understand, and partially adopt, the other's point of view.
[edit] Trivia
It may be noted that Clark Gable mixes a Martini by turning the bottle of vermouth upside-down before running the moistened cork around the rim of the glass and filling it with gin.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (nomination) - Gig Young
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (nomination) - Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin
