The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank TashlinScreenplay
- Frank TashlinDirector
- Cyril J. MockridgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tony RandallRockwell P. Hunter / Himself
- Jayne MansfieldRita Marlowe
- Betsy DrakeJenny Wells
- Joan BlondellViolet
- John WilliamsIrving La Salle Jr.
- Henry JonesHenry Rufus
- Lili GentleApril Hunter
- Mickey HargitayBobo Branigansky
- Georgia CarrCalypso Singer
- Dick WhittinghillT.V. Interviewer
- Ann McCreaGladys
- Alberto MorinFrenchman
Stills
Themes
advertising expertambitionsatireengagementmarketingsocial satiretv commerciallipstickmedia satirefilm industrybroad satiretabloid satire