Confidentially Connie
| Confidentially Connie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Produced by | Stephen Ames |
| Screenplay by | Max Shulman |
| Story by |
Max Shulman Herman Wouk |
| Starring |
Van Johnson Janet Leigh |
| Music by | David Rose |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Frederick Y. Smith |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 74 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $502,000[1] |
| Box office | $733,000[1] |
Confidentially Connie is a 1953 film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars Van Johnson and Janet Leigh.[2]
Maine housewife Connie Bedloe is pregnant, but the family's limited income from her husband Joe's teaching job means that they can't buy meat. When the father-in-law Opie, a Texas cattle rancher, comes to visit and finds out that the family is not eating meat, he convinces the butcher to sell him a giant steak, halving the price. At a party, the guests find out that the butcher sold it to Opie at half price, and so they all head to the butcher shop, causing a price war. In the end, it comes time for the family to decide whether to stay in Maine or return to Texas.
Cast
- Van Johnson as Joe Bedloe
- Janet Leigh as Connie Bedloe
- Louis Calhern as Opie Bedloe
- Walter Slezak as Emil Spangenberg, Butcher
- Gene Lockhart as Dean Edward E. Magruder
- Marilyn Erskine as Phyllis Archibald
- Hayden Rorke as Prof. Simmonds
Reception
According to MGM records the film made $574,000 in the US and Canada and $159,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $51,000.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/confidentially-connie-124600