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What a Way to Go! ()

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A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Louisa May Foster
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Larry Flint
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Rod Anderson, Jr.
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Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley
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Pinky Benson
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Dr. Victor Stephanson (as Bob Cummings)
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Edgar Hopper
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Painter
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Mrs. Foster
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Trentino
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Baroness
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Rene
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Agent
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Polly
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Hollywood Lawyer
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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TV Announcer (uncredited)
Anton Arnold ...
Mr. Foster (uncredited)
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Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)
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Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Farmer (uncredited)
Al Beaudine ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Girl on Plane (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Ned (uncredited)
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Lord Kensington (uncredited)
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Leonard Crawley Jr. - Age 7 (uncredited)
Paul Cristo ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Carol Daniels ...
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
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Frenchman (uncredited)
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Pianist at cocktail party (uncredited)
James Elsegood ...
Dancer in Houseboat Number (uncredited)
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Willard (uncredited)
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Geraldine Crawley - Age 4 (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
Jeff Fithian ...
Jonathan Crawley - Age 5 (uncredited)
Joe Fithian ...
Jonathan Crawley - Age 5 (uncredited)
Jacques Foti ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
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Dancer in Shipboard Number (uncredited)
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Diner Customer (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
Sid Gould ...
Movie Executive (uncredited)
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Patron (uncredited)
Jack Greening ...
Chester (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Older Woman in Club Audience (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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French Lawyer (uncredited)
Casse Jaeger ...
Dancer in Houseboat Number (uncredited)
Paula Lane ...
Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)
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Lady Kensington (uncredited)
Jack Mattis ...
Dancer in Houseboat Number (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari ...
Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Crawleyville Lawyer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Murray Pollack ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Regan ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Cleo Ronson ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Clark Ross ...
Photographer (uncredited)
Myrna Ross ...
Party Girl at Rod Anderson's 'Orgy' (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frenchman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Driscoll (uncredited)
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Doris (uncredited)
John Zimeas ...
Frenchman (uncredited)

Directed by

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J. Lee Thompson

Written by

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Gwen Davis ... (story)
 
Betty Comden ... (screenplay) and
Adolph Green ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Arthur P. Jacobs ... producer

Music by

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Nelson Riddle

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy ... director of photography

Editing by

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Marjorie Fowler
Pat Shade ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Ted Haworth
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department

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Margaret Donovan ... supervising hair stylist
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles creator: Miss MacLaine
Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Dick Smith ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Frank Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William Eckhardt ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred R. Simpson ... assistant director
John Flynn ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Les Warner ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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M. Duke Abrahams ... props (uncredited)
John DeCuir ... illustrator (uncredited)
Don B. Greenwood ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard Freericks ... sound
Elmer Raguse ... sound
Bill Wells ... recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr. ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Don Anderson ... camera operator (uncredited)
Red Crawford ... camera operator (uncredited)
Fred Hall ... gaffer (uncredited)
Mark Kaufman ... still photographer (uncredited)
Leo McCreary ... grip (uncredited)
James Mitchell ... still photographer (uncredited)
Lloyd Phillips ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Edith Head ... gowns: Shirley MacLaine
Moss Mabry ... wardrobe: men
Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Arthur Morton ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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John Franco ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Leon Charles ... dialogue coach
Richard Humphrey ... assistant: Mr. Kelly
Gene Kelly ... choreographer
Richard Humphrey ... choreographer (uncredited)
Billy Mahan ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck ... studio executive (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich. Written by Daniel Bubbeo

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Taglines What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!... See more »
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Also Known As
  • I Love Louisa (United States)
  • Madame croque-maris (France)
  • Immer mit einem anderen (Germany)
  • Ella y sus maridos (Spain)
  • Drömbrud för sex (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $19,816,200

Did You Know?

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Trivia The $211,586,000.79 that Louisa wants to donate to the United States government in 1964 would be worth more than $2 billion in 2023. See more »
Goofs Louisa is clearly hit by one of the robotic paint brushes in the painting sequence with Larry. It occurs when she is walking after him among the animated brushes and the contraption hits her on the head. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted See more »
Crazy Credits The 20th Century Fox logo is shaded pink, Pinky Benson's favourite color. See more »
Quotes Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley: What are you, an orthodox coward?
Edgar Hopper: No, Lenny. I just believe in passive resistance.
Leonard 'Lennie' Crawley: Oh, a Mahatma Hopper, I presume?
Edgar Hopper: No, as a matter of fact, Gandhi and I both got it from this guy - Henry Thoreau.
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