Who Was That Lady?

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Who Was That Lady?
Original film poster
Directed by	George Sidney
Produced by	Norman Krasna
Written by	Norman Krasna
Starring	Tony Curtis Dean Martin Janet Leigh
Music by	André Previn
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Editing by	Viola Lawrence
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	15 April 1960
Running time	115 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Who Was That Lady? is a 1960 comedy film made by Ansark-Sidney and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by George Sidney and produced by Norman Krasna who also wrote the screenplay, based on his successful Broadway play Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? The music score was by André Previn and the cinematography by Harry Stradling. The costume design was by Jean Louis. The title song was written by Sammy Cahn.

The film stars Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, and Janet Leigh with James Whitmore, John McIntire, Barbara Nichols, Larry Keating, Larry Storch and Simon Oakland. Jack Benny appears as himself.

[edit] Background and notes

Norman Krasna's play, Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?, opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on 3 March 1958 in a production directed by Alex Segal and designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. It ran for 208 performances.

The production company, Ansark-Sidney, combines the names of producer Krasna (spelt backwards) and director Sidney.

The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Comedy and Best Actor in a Comedy (Dean Martin).