| The Perfect Furlough | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Written by | Stanley Shapiro |
| Starring | Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Keenan Wynn Linda Cristal |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Philip Lathrop |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.3 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
The Perfect Furlough is a 1958 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and written by Stanley Shapiro. Edwards and Shapiro would re-team the following year for another Tony Curtis service comedy, Operation Petticoat.
Plot
Corporal Paul Hodges, after a long period in an isolated Arctic base, wins a lottery and gets to Paris, France, on a three weeks leave. There he will be under psychiatrist lieutenant Vicky Loren's control.
Cast
- Tony Curtis as Cpl. Paul Hodges
- Janet Leigh as Lt. Vicki Loren
- Keenan Wynn as Harvey Franklin
- Linda Cristal as Sandra Roca, the Argentine Bombshell
- Elaine Stritch as Liz Baker
- Marcel Dalio as Henri Valentin
- Les Tremayne as Col. Leland
- Jay Novello as Rene Valentin
- King Donovan as Maj. Collins
- Gordon Jones as "Sylvia", MP #1
- Alvy Moore as Pvt. Marvin Brewer
- Lilyan Chauvin as French nurse
- Troy Donahue as Sgt. Nickles
- Dick Crockett as Hans, MP #2
- Eugene Borden as French doctor
- James Lanphier as Assistant Hotel Manager
See also
- List of American films of 1958
References
- ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
External links
- The Perfect Furlough at IMDb
- The Perfect Furlough at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Perfect Furlough at AllMovie