The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%.
Synopsis
Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
156 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard QuineDirector
- George AxelrodWriter
- Neal HeftiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack LemmonStanley Ford
- Virna LisiMrs. Ford
- Terry-ThomasCharles
- Eddie MayehoffHarold Lampson
- Claire TrevorEdna
- Sidney BlackmerJudge Blackstone
- Max ShowalterTobey Rawlins
- Jack AlbertsonDr. Bentley
- Mary WickesHarold's Secretary
- Alan HewittDistrict Attorney
- Barry KelleyClub Member
- William BryantClub Member
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Themes
bachelorpretended murderdark comedystripperbreaking the fourth wallvaletcourtroommale camaraderiedrugged drinkcomic strip artistwife murdercartoonist
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