''All in a Night's Work'' is a 1961 American
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screwball comedy film directed by
Joseph Anthony and starring
Dean Martin
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and
Shirley MacLaine
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Plot
Tony Ryder's uncle, the wealthy publisher of magazines, has just died. The young playboy Tony inherits the paper but is left with a board of directors that thinks he's unsuited for the task, plus a
hotel detective who thinks Tony should know about a girl who was seen running away from his uncle's Palm Beach hotel room, wearing nothing but a Turkish towel and an earring, on the night of his death.
Tony discovers that the young lady in question, Katie Robbins, is employed in his own research department. The board decrees that he must send in the detective to watch her and head off any attempts at blackmail. But the more time Tony spends trying to get Katie to open up about what her relationship to his uncle was, the less he cares. Complications ensue in the form of Ms. Robbins's fiancé—he's a strait-laced veterinarian—and the board's insistence that Katie be silenced at all costs.
Cast
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Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
as Tony Ryder
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Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...
as Katie Robbins
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Cliff Robertson as Warren Kingsley, Jr.
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Charles Ruggles as Dr. Warren Kingsley, Sr. (billed as Charlie Ruggles)
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Norma Crane as Marge Coombs
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Jack Weston as Lasker
*John Hudson as Harry Lane
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Jerome Cowan as Sam Weaver
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Gale Gordon as Oliver Dunnin
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Ralph Dumke as Baker
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Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Kingsley
*Rex Evans as Carter
*Mary Treen as Miss Schuster
*Roy Gordon as Albright
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Ian Wolfe as O'Hara
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Rosemarie Stack as Tony's Blonde 'Friend' (uncredited)
See also
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List of American films of 1961
A list of American films released in 1961.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
A–B
C–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1961 in the United States
External links
1961 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
*List of 1961 box office number-one fi ...
References
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1961 films
1961 romantic comedy films
American romantic comedy films
American screwball comedy films
1960s English-language films
Films scored by André Previn
Films based on multiple works
Films based on short fiction
American films based on plays
Films directed by Joseph Anthony
Films produced by Hal B. Wallis
Films set in Florida
Paramount Pictures films
1960s American films