The Right Approach

The Right Approach
Directed by David Butler
Produced by Oscar Brodney
Screenplay by Fay Kanin
Michael Kanin
Based on The Live Wire
1950 play
by Garson Kanin
Starring Frankie Vaughan
Juliet Prowse
Martha Hyer
Music by Dominic Frontiere
Cinematography Sam Leavitt
Edited by Tom McAdoo
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
 May 17, 1961
Running time
 92 mins.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $920,000[1]

The Right Approach is a 1961 CinemaScope drama film directed by David Butler and starring Juliet Prowse, Frankie Vaughan (in his final film role) and Martha Hyer.[2][3]

It was known as The Live Wire.[4]

Past

Army buddies return home to Pasadena, California, and convert a restaurant known as The Hut into a five-man bachelor pad.

One of them has a brother, Leo Mack (Frankie Vaughan), who will stop at nothing in his desire to succeed as an actor. Leo cons the guys out of clothes and money. He also conspires with a carhop, Ursula (Juliet Prowse), who hopes to seduce one of the roommates. The young man happens to be from a wealthy family, so Ursula and Leo intend to split whatever they can get.

A magazine writer, Anne Perry (Martha Hyer), is romanced by Leo and persuaded to do an article about The Hut, which is mainly about him. Leo gets an agent and Hollywood offers, and seems on top of the world until a scorned Anne exposes him publicly for the cad he is, as does Ursula, who is pregnant with his child.

Cast

Production

The film was based on Garson Kanin's play The Live Wire which debuted on Broadway in August 1950.[5]

Film rights were bought by 20th Century Fox who originally announced it as a vehicle for Elvis Presley once the latter got out of the army.[6]

The film was announced by Fox executive Bob Goldstein in September 1960.[7] It was turned into a star vehicle for Frankie Vaughan who had just made Let's Make Love for Fox.[8]

The title was changed to No Right to Love.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
  2. ↑ "The Right Approach". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/the-right-approach-107967
  4. ↑ "Snippets from Hollywood". The Biz (2844). New South Wales, Australia. 23 November 1960. p. 19. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ By, B. A. (1950, Aug 18). AT THE THEATRE. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/111647104?accountid=13902
  6. ↑ 20th's 'live wire' will star presley. (1959, Aug 21). Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/167516043?accountid=13902
  7. ↑ Hopper, H. (1960, Sep 12). 20th busy with many films rolling. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/167738404?accountid=13902
  8. ↑ Scott, J. L. (1960, Oct 01). NIGHT LIFE SCENE. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/167810321?accountid=13902
  9. ↑ Scheuer, P. K. (1960, Sep 30). Juliet prowse new 'live wire' at 20th. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/167738566?accountid=13902
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