It Started with a Kiss (film)

It Started with a Kiss is a 1959 American romantic comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds and Eva Gabor. It was shot in Metrocolor and CinemaScope.

It Started with a Kiss
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Written byValentine Davies (story)
Charles Lederer
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
StarringGlenn Ford
Debbie Reynolds
Eva Gabor
Edgar Buchanan
Harry Morgan
CinematographyRobert J. Bronner
Edited byJohn McSweeney Jr.
Music byJeff Alexander
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 19, 1959 (1959-08-19)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,789,000[1]
Box office$4,650,000[1][2]

The car used in the film – of which there was only one – was later customized by George Barris and served as the Batmobile for the 1960s TV series Batman.

According to MGM records the film earned $2,750,000 in the US and Canada and $1.9 million elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $582,000.[1]

Synopsis

Joe Fitzpatrick (Glenn Ford), a seargent in the Air Force marries a feisty nightclub showgirl named Maggie (Debbie Reynolds) on a whim and Joe is quickly reassigned to a base in Spain. Maggie follows him there bringing a surprise; a shiny red 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept automobile won in a contest, as well as a host of comedic troubles including refusing to sleep with him for 30 days to prove his love.

Cast

Production notes

A scene in the movie recreated a well-known sequence from the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, when Joe must walk in step behind Maggie to hide her torn dress.

See also

References
  1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. US and Canada figures see "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34


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