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Phffft ()

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While pursing new companions, a former married couple keep running into each other all over town.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Nina Tracey
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Robert Tracey
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Charlie Nelson
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Janis
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Edith Chapman
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Dr. Van Kessel
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Rick Vidal
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shirlee Allard ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Marsha (uncredited)
Mylee Andreason ...
Dance Teacher (uncredited)
Frank Arnold ...
Art Teacher (uncredited)
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Nurse Serena (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ...
Teddy - Maitre d' (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sue Carlton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Nina's Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dan Dowling ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron / Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Arny Freeman ...
Language Teacher (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Studio Executive (uncredited)
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Technician (uncredited)
Geraldine Hall ...
Nina's Secretary (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron / Man at Airport (uncredited)
Walter Hastings ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Steve (uncredited)
Charles Heard ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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Studio Technician (uncredited)
George Hill ...
Page (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wendy Howard ...
Artist's Model (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Virgil Johansen ...
Doorman (uncredited)
Joe Karnes ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Kingston ...
Manager (uncredited)
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Cynthia (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Billy Lechner ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Miss Comstock (uncredited)
Maxine Marlowe ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Maitre D' (uncredited)
Vivian Mason ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Patrick Miller ...
Page (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Nardelli ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Workman (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff ...
Dance Teacher (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Searles ...
Tommy (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Radio Technician (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe ...
Minor Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark Robson

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George Axelrod ... (story & screen play)

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Fred Kohlmar ... producer

Music by

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Friedrich Hollaender ... (as Frederick Hollander)

Cinematography by

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Charles Lang ... director of photography

Editing by

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Charles Nelson

Art Direction by

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William Flannery

Set Decoration by

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William Kiernan

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Jean Louis ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Clay Campbell ... makeup artist
Helen Hunt ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Carter De Haven Jr. ... assistant director (as Carter DeHaven Jr.)

Sound Department

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John P. Livadary ... recording supervisor (as John Livadary)
Lawrence Kaufman ... sound editor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Arthur Morton ... orchestrator
Morris Stoloff ... conductor
Heinz Roemheld ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Robert and Nina divorce after eight years of marriage. He takes up with his womanizing Navy buddy Charlie Nelson while she looks to her interfering mother for guidance. Both start dating other people, but although they try to ignore each other whenever they accidentally meet, it is obvious the past is not dead. Then one night they find themselves in a nightclub doing the mambo together. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines It's not a word...It's the sound of romance on the rocks! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Phffft! (France)
  • Tururut! (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Phffft... e l'amore si sgonfia (Italy)
  • Eine glückliche Scheidung (Austria)
  • Y fueron felices (Mexico)
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  • 88 min
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Trivia This was Jack Lemmon's second feature film, and the second time he was paired on-screen opposite Judy Holliday. They were first cast together in It Should Happen to You (1954), Lemmon's debut film, from 1954. See more »
Goofs Late in the movie when Charlie is visiting Nina at her home, Charlie and Nina walk over to the couch. It is too dark there and when Nina begins to sit down, the crew turns on an extra light to brighten the scene. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999). See more »
Quotes Charlie Nelson: A mustache is a very important thing. That's part of the famous Charlie Nelson theory in the efficacy of face hair in dealing with the opposite sex.
Robert Tracey: [Slightly taken aback] What?
Charlie Nelson: Always remember this: dames become unpredictable when faced with a mustache. It both arouses, and angers them, because... being as it is a symbol of masculinity, they feel drawn toward it.
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