The Facts of Life (film)

The Facts of Life (film)

Infobox_Film
name = The Facts of Life


imdb_id = 0053810
producer = Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
director = Melvin Frank
Norman Panama (uncredited)
writer = Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
starring = Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
music = Leigh Harline
Johnny Mercer
cinematography = Charles Lang
editing = Frank Bracht
distributor = United Artists
released = November 14, 1960
runtime = 103 min.
language = English

"The Facts of Life" is a 1960 romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as middle-aged people who have an affair despite being married to other people. Written, directed, and produced by the longtime Hope associates Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film was more serious than many other contemporary Hope vehicles. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one for Costume Design (for Edith Head and Edward Stevenson). For her performance, Lucille Ball was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Comedy.

Plot

As the yearly vacation of six neighbors, the Gilberts, Masons, and Weavers, approaches, Kitty Weaver (Lucille Ball) and Larry Gilbert (Bob Hope) find themselves frustrated with the routine. When both their spouses (Ruth Hussey and Don DeFore) are kept away from the vacation, Kitty and Larry find themselves alone in Acapulco, with the Masons (Philip Ober and Marianne Stewart) bedridden with illness. Forced together, Kitty and Larry fall in love. Once the vacation is over, however, they have difficulties in either abandoning or continuing their romance.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

"Won:"
* Best Costume Design (Edith Head and Edward Stevenson)"Nominated:"
* Best Art Direction, Black and White (J. McMillan Johnson, Kenneth A. Reid, and Ross Dowd)
* Best Cinematography, Black and White (Charles Lang)
* Best Original Song (Johnny Mercer for "The Facts of Life")
* Best Original Screenplay (Melvin Frank and Norman Panama)

Golden Globe Awards

"Nominated:"
* Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Lucille Ball)

External links

*imdb title|id=0053810|title=The Facts of Life
*tcmdb title|id=74444|title=The Facts of Life


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