That Touch of Mink
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| That Touch of Mink | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Delbert Mann |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur Martin Melcher Stanley Shapiro Edward Muhl (uncredited) |
| Written by | Stanley Shapiro Nate Monaster |
| Starring | Doris Day Cary Grant |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
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That Touch of Mink is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sargent. In addition, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances.
[edit] Plot
Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day), a New York City career woman meets the man of her dreams, Philip Shayne (Cary Grant), in an unusual way. His Rolls Royce splashes her dress with mud while she is on her way to a job interview.
The wealthy, suave, experienced Philip and the virginal Cathy are at cross purposes. He just wants an affair, while she is holding out for marriage. Watching from the sidelines are Philip's conflicted assistant, Roger (Gig Young), who is guilt-ridden and seeing a therapist for helping his boss with his numerous conquests, and Cathy's cynical friend, Connie Emerson (Audrey Meadows), who knows just what Philip is after.
Philip wines and dines Cathy. He even takes her to see the New York Yankees play. They watch from an unusual vantage point, the Yankees dugout (he owns part of the team), and are thrown out, along with Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Yogi Berra (playing themselves), by an umpire for violating the rules.
After some relentless chasing by the rich and suave Philip, Cathy finally succumbs and agrees to go on a trip to Bermuda with him, implicitly agreeing to intimacy. But conveniently or inconveniently (it depends on your perspective) she comes down with a possibly psychosomatic rash, much to her embarrassment and his frustration. The Bermuda trip happens one more time because of Cathy's determination, but fails once more because of her love angst.
The love is strangely and finally acknowledged at an upstate New York roadside motel. They all get there via milk and poultry trucks (John Astin) ???? Whew...love's alot of work!
And so, Cathy eventually wins this skirmish between the sexes and they get married. Ironically, on their honeymoon, he breaks out in a rash.
This would become Grant's last role as the suave pursuer of the young lead female. Although in his next role he had a trist with Audrey Hepburn, she was the pursuer per Grant's request because of the 25 year difference in their age.
[edit] Awards
- The movie was nominated for 3 Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Sound & Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.
- The movie won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Picture and Cary Grant was nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy.
- The movie won the Golden Laurel for Top Comedy, while Doris Day won for Top Female Comedy Performance, Cary Grant won for Top Male Comedy Performance and Gig Young won for Top Male Supporting Performance.
- Also the film won the WGA Award for Best Written American Comedy by the Writers Guild of America.
