That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Delbert Mann
Produced by Robert Arthur
Martin Melcher
Stanley Shapiro
Written by Stanley Shapiro
Nate Monaster
Starring Cary Grant
Doris Day
Gig Young
Audrey Meadows
Music by George Duning
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Granley Company
Arwin Productions
Nob Hill Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • June 14, 1962 (1962-06-14) (Radio City Music Hall)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $17.6 million[1]

That Touch of Mink is a 1962 American Eastmancolor romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young and Audrey Meadows.

Plot

Cathy Timberlake, a New York City career woman, meets Philip Shayne after his Rolls Royce splashes her dress with mud while she is on her way to a job interview.

Philip proposes a romantic affair, while Cathy is holding out for marriage. Watching from the sidelines are Philip's financial manager, Roger, who sees a therapist, because he feels guilty about helping his boss with his numerous conquests, and Cathy's roommate, Connie Emerson, who knows what Philip is seeking.

Philip wines and dines Cathy. He takes her to see the New York Yankees play baseball. They watch from the Yankees dugout (he owns part of the team). Cathy's complaints about the umpire while seated alongside Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Yogi Berra (playing themselves) cause umpire Art Passarella to throw all of them out of the game.

Philip's conscience weighs on him, so he withdraws an invitation to Bermuda, which only serves to make Cathy agree to go. While in Bermuda, anxiety-ridden over the evening's sexual implications, Cathy comes down with a nervous rash, much to her embarrassment and his frustration.

The Bermuda trip is repeated, but this time Cathy drinks to soothe her nerves and ends up drunk. While intoxicated, Cathy falls off the balcony onto an awning below. She is then carried in her pajamas through the crowded hotel lobby.

At the urging of Roger and Connie, who are convinced that Philip is in love with her, Cathy goes on a date with Beasley, whom she dislikes, to make Philip jealous. Her plan succeeds and she and Philip get married. On their honeymoon, he breaks out in a rash.

Cast

Paperback Novelization

In May 1962, Fawcett's line of Gold Medal Books issued a paperback novelization by-lined John Tessitore. It is unknown if this is the author's actual name or a pseudonym; novelization work tended to go to seasoned authors, and during that era, the "Tessitore" by-line only ever appeared on three Gold Medal film tie-ins. In any event, the novel is written in the first person, from the POV of Doris Day's character Cathy Timberlake.

Release

The film grossed $17,648,927 at the box office,[1] earning $8.5 million in US theatrical rentals.[2] It was the 4th highest-grossing film of 1962.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a critic score of 78% and an audience score of 70%.[3]

Awards and honors

Also, the film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

Production notes

  • Cary Grant was a big fan of The Honeymooners and Audrey Meadows in particular, and was responsible for getting her the part of Connie.
  • In her autobiography, Doris Day wrote that Cary Grant was very professional and exacting with details, helping her with her wardrobe choices for the film and decorating the library set with his own books from home. However, he was a completely private person, totally reserved, and very distant. Their relationship on this film was amicable but totally devoid of give-and-take.
  • When Roger (Gig Young) is showing Cathy (Doris Day) the list of potential husbands for her, we learn that one of the names on the list is Rock Hudson, Day's co-star in Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back, and Send Me No Flowers. In fact, Rock Hudson had expected to be cast as Philip, but director Delbert Mann wanted Cary Grant. Grant hated the finished film.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Box Office Information for That Touch of Mink. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "All-time top film grossers", Variety. 8 January 1964 pg 37.
  3. ↑ That Touch of Mink, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2016-10-28
  4. ↑ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  5. ↑ "That Touch of Mink". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  6. ↑ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-20.
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