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What a Way to Go! (1964)

July 2, 1964 (US) Comedy, Romance • 111m

Overview

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

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Top Billed Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman
Paul Newman

Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum

Rod Anderson Jr.

Dean Martin
Dean Martin

Leonard Crawley

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly

Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings

Dr. Victor Stephanson

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke

Edgar Hopper

Lou Nova
Lou Nova

Trentino

Lenny Kent
Lenny Kent

Hollywood Lawyer

Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Leon Alton
Leon Alton

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Don Anderson
Don Anderson

Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Army Archerd
Army Archerd

TV Announcer (uncredited)

Anton Arnold
Anton Arnold

Mr. Foster (uncredited)

Phil Arnold
Phil Arnold

Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)

Mark Bailey
Mark Bailey

Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)

Al Bain
Al Bain

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

John Barton
John Barton

Farmer (uncredited)

Al Beaudine
Al Beaudine

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett

Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Booth

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Eugene Borden
Eugene Borden

Man (uncredited)

Lynn Borden
Lynn Borden

Woman (uncredited)

Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet

Girl on Plane (uncredited)

John Cliff
John Cliff

Waiter (uncredited)

Christopher Connelly
Christopher Connelly

Ned (uncredited)

Tom Conway
Tom Conway

Lord Kensington (uncredited)

William Corcoran
William Corcoran

Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)

Paul Cristo
Paul Cristo

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carol Daniels
Carol Daniels

Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois
Alphonso DuBois

Frenchman (uncredited)

Peter Duchin
Peter Duchin

Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)

James Elsegood
James Elsegood

Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

Anthony Eustrel
Anthony Eustrel

Willard (uncredited)

Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Ferdin

Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited)

Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher

Customer (uncredited)

Jeff Fithian
Jeff Fithian

Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

Joe Fithian
Joe Fithian

Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

Jacques Foti
Jacques Foti

Policeman (uncredited)

Milton Frome
Milton Frome

Lawyer (uncredited)

Teri Garr
Teri Garr

Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Goldman
Roy Goldman

Diner Customer (uncredited)

Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon

Minister (uncredited)

Sid Gould
Sid Gould

Movie Executive (uncredited)

Jack Greening
Jack Greening

Chester (uncredited)

Paula Lane
Paula Lane

Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)

Joel Grey
Joel Grey

Patron (uncredited)

Crew
Adolph Green
Adolph Green

Screenplay

Betty Comden
Betty Comden

Screenplay

Edith Head
Edith Head

Costume Design

Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Ben Nye
Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff

Hair Designer

Stuart A. Reiss
Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

William Eckhardt
William Eckhardt

Unit Production Manager

Margaret Donovan
Margaret Donovan

Hair Supervisor

Walter M. Scott
Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Ted Haworth
Ted Haworth

Art Direction

Emil Kosa Jr.
Emil Kosa Jr.

Special Effects

Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Fred R. Simpson
Fred R. Simpson

Assistant Director

L.B. Abbott
L.B. Abbott

Special Effects

Leon Charles
Leon Charles

Dialogue Coach

Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry

Wardrobe Designer

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly

Choreographer

Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle

Original Music Composer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

December 2, 2024

I recall a time when I saw Joan Collins in "Dynasty" (c. 1983) and her character was called "Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter"... I had never known a lady to keep the names of all of her husbands one after the other. Well, Shirley MacLaine beat her to it - by about 20 years - as her portrayal of "Louisa May Foster Hopper Flint Anderson Benson". The film begins as an elegantly dressed woman tries to give the IRS a cheque for a couple of hundred mill… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$13,298,000

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