1960

 

Director: Blake Edwards

Writing credits: (in alphabetical order)
Garson Kanin story
Frank Waldman
Tom Waldman

Release Date: January 1960 (USA)

Genre: Comedy / Drama more

Plot Synopsis: Widower and hamburger restaurateur Harvey Howard decides to go to college at 51 years of age. Resisting the easy path, he insists on not receiving preferential treatment, and lives in a dorm like the other students despite the disapproval of his grown son and daughter. As the years pass, and he gets involved in study sessions, fraternity initiations, and sporting events, he begins falling in love with Professor Gautier, the French teacher, but doesn't consider re-marrying appropriate.

Runtime: 103 min

Cast (in credits order)
Bing Crosby ... Harvey Howard
Fabian ... Gil Sparrow
Tuesday Weld ... Joy Elder
Nicole Maurey ... Prof. Helene Gauthier
Richard Beymer ... Bob Bannerman
Patrick Adiarte ... T.J. Padmanagham
Yvonne Craig ... Randy 'Scoop' Pruitt
Jimmy Boyd ... Robert Higgson
Gavin MacLeod ... Professor Thayer
Kenneth MacKenna ... President Byrne of Pinehurst
Nina Shipman ... Laura Howard
Angus Duncan ... Harvey Howard Jr.
Paul von Schreiber ... Crump (as Paul Schreiber)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harold Ayer ... Student (uncredited)
Jimmy Baya ... Band Leader (uncredited)
Carla Borelli ... Harvey Jr.'s Date at Ball (uncredited)
Harry Carter ... Harvey's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alvin Childress ... Guest Announcer at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
Donald Cockburn ... Basketball Coach (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ... Bones McKinney (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille ... Judge Carter (uncredited)
Gregg Dunn ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Opal Euard ... Mrs. Carter (uncredited)
Frank Fowler ... Professor (uncredited)
Don Gazzaniga ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Ruby Goodwin ... Dr. Byrne's Maid (uncredited)
Ray Hamilton ... Laura's Date at Ball (uncredited)
John Page Harrington ... Heazlett (uncredited)
Linda Hutchings ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Byron Kane ... Professor (uncredited)
Jean Paul King ... Professor (uncredited)
James Lanphier ... Burdick, Maitre D' at Harvey Howard's (uncredited)
Johnny Lee ... Servant at Judge Carter's Ball (uncredited)
Mary Patton ... Matron (uncredited)
Edward T. Peckham ... Professor (uncredited)
Ray A. Rustigan ... Hedgepeth (uncredited)
Art Salter ... Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Helps Harvey from Floor at Dance (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell ... Auctioneer at College (uncredited)
Elisabeth Talbot-Martin ... Matron (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy ... Professor (uncredited)
Janice Trotter ... Student (uncredited)
Irene Vernon ... Matron (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade ... Judge Carter's Maid (uncredited)
H.E. West ... Bit Role (uncredited)

Produced by: Bing Crosby and Charles Brackett