Move Over, Darling Movie Review 1963

Remake of 1938's "My Favorite Wife" has widower Garner having his wife Ellen (Day) declared legally dead five years after a plane crash. He remarries, only to have Ellen turn up on his mother's doorstep. Turns out she was stranded on a desert island for those years, and she wasn't alone. Fluffy but enjoyable Day vehicle is the second attempt to remake "Wife," after the ill-fated "Something's Gotta Give," the film Marilyn Monroe was working on when she died. Garner and Day are fine, but are often upstaged by the excellent supporting cast.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Widows & Widowers, Law & Lawyers, Marriage, In-Laws, Newlyweds, Reunited, Honeymoon, I'm Not Dead, Yet!, Order in the Court, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Hal Kanter, Leo McCarey, Jack Sher

Cast

Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Chuck Connors, Fred Clark, Don Knotts, Edgar Buchanan, Elliott Reid, John Astin, Pat Harrington, Eddie Quillan, Max (Casey Adams) Showalter, Alvy Moore

Cinematography

Daniel F. Fapp

Director

Michael Gordon

Music

Lionel Newman

Awards

Golden Globes 1963: Actress--Mus./Comedy (Day).