Teacher's Pet (1958 film)
| Teacher's Pet | |
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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 Nick Adams |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Haskell B. Boggs |
| Editing by | Alma Macrorie |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release dates | April 1, 1958 |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Teacher's Pet is a 1958 American romantic comedy film starring Clark Gable and Doris Day. It was directed by George Seaton and co-starred Gig Young and Mamie Van Doren.
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 managing editor. He finds the attractive Stone teaching the class. Before he is able to introduce himself and apologize 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, whom she unwittingly finds exceptional for a student. Gannon continues his ruse as he becomes quite enchanted with Erica, and has to fend off Dr. Pine, as well as his own girlfriend Peggy DeFore, 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.
Cast
- Clark Gable as James Gannon – city editor for a large metropolitan newspaper, with no education past the 8th grade, who 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.
- Doris Day as Erica Stone – journalism instructor at a local university with whom Gannon falls in love.
- Gig Young as Dr. Hugo Pine – a worldly and attractive psychologist who has "more degrees than a thermometer" and Gannon's (perceived) rival for Stone's affections.
- Mamie Van Doren as Peggy DeFore – nightclub singer and Gannon's girlfriend.
- Nick Adams as Barney Kovac – copy boy at Gannon's paper who idolizes him.
Awards and nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (nomination) - Gig Young
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (nomination) - Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin
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