Bedtime story 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Had bedtime story been done in the slambang artificial style of the old screwball comedies, in which a heel is never resouled in the last act but maintains his heelishness proudly to the end, the. It clocks in at 99 minutes and provides countless laughs during that span of time. Bedtime story is a 1964 comedy film made by pennebaker productions. Bedtime story is a unique treasure due to two great talents david niven and marlon brando, both at the top. Sep 23, 2012 the story though is contrived and formulaic in the worst way. Jul 11, 2019 bedtime story 1964 starring marlon brando and david niven july 11, 2019 12.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Their characters seem oblivious to the storys more absurd elements, allowing the humor to flow naturally from the situations rather than from the forced farce. He will produce the thriller, which was picked up by js. It was directed by ralph levy and produced by stanley shapiro with robert arthur as executive producer from a screenplay by stanley shapiro and paul henning. Con artist lawrence jameson david niven likes to pose as a. The film stars marlon brando, david niven and shirley jones. I suggested doing a remake of bedtime story with bowie as lawrence jamison and mick as freddy. Jun 27, 2018 i started with bedtime story from 1964, the original version of dirty rotten scoundrels. The women are portrayed as being utter morons and apparently so goodhearted that they will fall for any trick in the book. In this 1960s comedy, freddy benson marlon brando and lawrence the prince jameson david niven are two charming scoundrel confidence trickster gigolos who prey on wealthy women taking holidays. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
In addition to brando and david niven, the movie also stars shirley jones. Bedtime story 1964 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster. In this 1960s comedy, freddy benson marlon brando and lawrence the prince jameson david niven are two charming scoundrel confidence trickster gigolos who prey on wealthy women taking holidays on. They were both interested, the studio ua was interested, but the movie had been made at universal and there was no way they could get the rights. Before tackling the film proper, id like to point out some fascinating trivia first. Shop bedtime story 1964 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster very fine marlon brando comedy u. Some fans of dirty rotten scoundrels probably dont. One sheet and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. Find release information for bedtime story 1964 ralph levy on allmovie. Original bedtime story 1964 movie poster in vf condition. With marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, parley baer, marie. Bedtime story 1964 the caddish freddy benson marlon brando enjoys setting up elaborate ruses to seduce women on the french riviera.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in bedtime story 1964. Bedtime story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even. He uses all sorts of different ruses and has become so good at it hes made it into a fulltime profession. Bedtime story is the earlier movie that inspired the more recent dirty, rotten scoundrels. Will the cultured, highclass con artist come out on top, or will the ro. Another new feature we have added to our website is that now we can finally translate subtitle to arabic, japanese, chinese and translation of. It takes a really funny story to make me break up laughing, but this one did. Bedtime story 1964 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Bedtime story is a 1964 american comedy film made by pennebaker productions. The million pound note 1954 starring gregory peck full movie duration. Marlon brando said that making this movie was the most fun hed ever had making a movie. It stars adam sandler in his first appearance in a familyoriented film alongside keri russell, jonathan morgan heit, laura ann kesling, guy pearce, aisha tyler, russell brand, richard griffiths, teresa palmer, lucy lawless and courteney cox. Bedtime stories is a 2008 american fantasy comedy film directed by adam shankman and written by matt lopez and tim herlihy. This movie is extremely funny, its the original version of the film,dirty rotten scoundrels.
Sam raimi has lined up another interesting horror project, as he has set out to turn the short bedtime story into a featurelength movie. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as. Ford v ferrari has a spot on our top sports movie page need a gift for movie fan in your life. Bedtime story was a thoroughly enjoyable and very funny film which had me laughing out loud throughout. It was later remade as dirty rotten scoundrels and for my money, bedtime story is the far superior film. Find bedtime story 1964 bed time story king of the mountain nonusa format, pal, reg. Sam raimi is turning bedtime story horror short into a featurelength movie. Bedtime story works because leads david niven, marlon brando, and shirley jones treat the material as though it were an erudite satire rather than a sitcomlevel formula. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as dirty. He is content with his game until he meets jamison, a real operator who poses as an exiled prince and not only gets women to share his bed but also to give him money to help him fund his. Movie covers are ed by their respective owners and provided by cinematerial. David niven stars alongside marlon brando a streetcar named desire. Bedtime story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even such major league performers as marlon brando and david niven have to strain to sustain the overall meager.
Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. All bedtime story movie posters,high res movie posters image for bedtime story. Marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, parley baer, marie windsor. He is content with his game until he meets jamison, a real operator who poses as an exiled prince and not only gets women to share his bed but also to give him money to help him fund his supposed counterrevolution. Bedtime story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even such major league performers as marlon brando and david niven have.
I say inspired because, although most characters are the same, and the predominant story line is the same, including many identical scenes, the two movies end quite differently. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for bedtime story 1964. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. It was directed by ralph levy and produced by stanley shapiro, with robert arthur as executive producer, from a screenplay by shapiro and paul henning. Benson, is a casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. David niven, marlon brando, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, parley baer. Their characters seem oblivious to the story s more absurd elements, allowing the humor to flow naturally from the situations rather than from the forced fa. Bedtime story is a film directed by ralph levy with marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, year. Buy bedtime story movie posters from movie poster shop. He and mick jagger wanted to do a movie together and hoped i would write it. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. Bedtime story 1964 cast and crew the caddish freddy benson marlon brando enjoys setting up elaborate ruses to seduce women on the french riviera. Bedtime story is a film i first stumbled across nearly a year ago.
The first hour is particularly tough going as the schemes the two men play are rather lame and something a fifth grader could see through. Top comments bedtime story does not have any comments yet. An exercise in black humor, bedtime story stars marlon brando and david niven as a pair of womanizing confidence tricksters, operating up and down the riviera. Bedtime story full full movie, bedtime story full full movie streaming bedtime story full movie engsub watch bedtime story full english full movie online bedtime story full film online watch. It was directed by ralph levy and produced by stanley shapiro, with robert. I started with bedtime story from 1964, the original version of dirty rotten scoundrels. He said that david niven kept him in stitches laughing every single day. Bedtime story 1964 starring marlon brando and david niven july 11, 2019 12. If you found that film with steve martin and michael cain funny, then you. This delightful film seems to have disappeared has tcm ever. Marlon brando david niven shirley jones dody goodman aram stephan marie windsor. Bedtime story 1964 authentic 27 x 41 original movie. Mar 26, 2018 marlon brando said that making this movie was the most fun hed ever had making a movie. Original universal pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the ralph levy comedy, bedtime story 1964 starring david niven, marlon brando, and shirley jones.
David niven and marlon brando play the roles thatd be redone as michael caine and steve martin, while shirley jones gets to play the mark thatd be redone with glenn headley. Bedtime story is a unique treasure due to two great talents david niven and marlon brando, both at the top of their game in this wonderful riviera romp. This is the story of two gigolos who vie to see which of the two is better at his profession. Pooling their talents, brando and niven pull off several scams, many of these requiring brando to pose as a mental or physical defective. Bedtime story 1964 full movie download full hd youtube. Besides, dirty rotten scoundrels was itself a remake of the 1964 comedy bedtime story. Original vintage 1964 us studio issued movie publicity still of hollywood actor marlon brando and the gorgeous blonde whos going to be the next notch on his bedstead, from the universal film bedtime story. Bedtime story starring marlon brando and david niven 1964. I found it to be a very funny and enjoyable film and one that more people should see. Bedtime story 1964 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Their current mark is soap heiress shirley jones, who isnt quite as gullible.
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