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The Grass Is Greener ()

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Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.
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Victor Rhyall
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Hilary Rhyall
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Charles Delacro
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Hattie Durant
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Trevor Sellers
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Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis ...
Lady on Country House Guided Tour (uncredited)
Leonard Llewellyn ...
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Elisabeth Orion ...
Fair-Haired Woman (uncredited)
Terry Sartain ...
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Alecia St Leger ...
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Emile Stemmler ...
Waiter with Card (uncredited)
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Hairdresser's Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stanley Donen

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Hugh Williams ... (screenplay) and
Margaret Vyner ... (screenplay) (as Margaret Williams)
 
Hugh Williams ... (play) and
Margaret Vyner ... (play) (as Margaret Williams)

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Stanley Donen ... producer
Cary Grant ... executive producer (uncredited)
James H. Ware ... associate producer (as James Ware)

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Noël Coward ... (as Noel Coward)

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Christopher Challis ... director of photography

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Jim Clark ... (as James Clark)

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Mary Kessel ... assistant editor
Russ Hill ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

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Paul Sheriff

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Eric Allwright ... makeup artist
Gordon Bond ... hair stylist
John O'Gorman ... makeup artist

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Richard Goodwin ... unit manager

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Roy Stevens ... assistant director
Michael Stevenson ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Claude Watson ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Vernon Dixon ... set dresser

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Maurice Askew ... sound recordist
John Cox ... sound supervisor
John W. Mitchell ... sound recordist
Peter Musgrave ... dubbing editor
John Aldred ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Austin Dempster ... camera operator

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Hardy Amies ... clothes: Miss Kerr
John Wilson-Apperson ... wardrobe supervisor (as John Wilson Apperson)

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Noël Coward ... songwriter: lyrics (as Noel Coward) / songwriter: music (as Noel Coward)
Douglas Gamley ... music arranger
Muir Mathieson ... conductor
Len Stevens ... music arranger
Douglas Gamley ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

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Shirley Barnes ... continuity girl

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Maurice Binder ... main title designer
Arthur Carroll ... production accountant (uncredited)
Mike Kaplan ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Maurice Landsberger ... assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Una Pearl ... double (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Victor and Hilary are so down on their luck that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But when millionaire oil tycoon Charles Delacro visits, he takes a liking to more than the house. Then Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old-fashioned love triangle. Written by Tim Kearns

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Also Known As
  • Ailleurs, l'herbe est plus verte (France, French title)
  • Vor Hausfreunden wird gewarnt (Germany)
  • Página en blanco (Spain)
  • Blåt blod og amerikansk olie(-konge) (Denmark)
  • La mujer que quiso pecar (Mexico)
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Trivia It originally was intended by director Stanley Donen that Cary Grant would play the part of "Delacro", the American tourist, whilst Rex Harrison and his real-life wife Kay Kendall were cast as "Victor Rhyall" and "Hattie", respectively. But Kendall died soon after completing an earlier Donen film, Once More, with Feeling! (1960), and Harrison dropped out of the film because of this. Grant agreed to play Victor instead of Delacro, and both Rock Hudson and Charlton Heston were approached about playing the American character. Both refused, and Robert Mitchum was cast quite late in the proceedings, making no fuss at all about taking third-billing. Grant often claimed this had "saved the film" and praised his performance highly. See more »
Goofs When Victor and Charles play billiards, they use straight-rail billiard balls (two white, one red) on a table with pockets (on which 9, 10, or 15 balls, plus a cue ball, are used). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988). See more »
Soundtracks The Stately Homes Of England See more »
Crazy Credits Babies, some of them naked, on a lawn, are shown as if they were the cast and crew. For example, as the camera crew's names are shown, the babies are seen trying to work a camera; the "editor" is a baby tugging on a film strip, and so on. See more »
Quotes Victor Rhyall: Sellers, have you seen my Bible?
Trevor Sellers: I'm afraid I've got it. I wanted to look something up.
Victor Rhyall: First you borrow my Times, now you pinch my Bible. That's democracy running amok!
Trevor Sellers: I'm extremely sorry, my lord. I'll put it back beside your bed.
Victor Rhyall: Anyway, you should have a Bible of your own!
Trevor Sellers: Well, the one you're using is mine, my lord.
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