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Move Over, Darling poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.9 / 100
1963·Comedy / Romance·1h 43m

MOVE OVER, DARLING

“She's Married to Him... He's Married to Her... and It's Sheer Bedlam from Morning 'till Night!”

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Above the Line
Michael Gordon·DirectorHal Kanter·ScreenplayJack Sher·ScreenplayDaniel L. Fapp·Director of PhotographyLionel Newman·Original Music ComposerRobert L. Simpson·Editor
Cast
Doris Day·Ellen Wagstaff ArdenJames Garner·Nicholas ArdenPolly Bergen·Bianca SteeleThelma Ritter·Grace ArdenFred Clark·Mr. CoddDon Knotts·Shoe ClerkElliott Reid·Dr. Herman SchlickEdgar Buchanan·Judge BrysonJohn Astin·Clyde ProkeyPat Harrington Jr.·District Attorney
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Michael Gordon·DirectorDolores Rubin·Script SupervisorAd Schaumer·Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Hal Kanter·ScreenplayJack Sher·ScreenplayBella Spewack·StoryLeo McCarey·StorySam Spewack·Story
Camera· 4
Daniel L. Fapp·Director of PhotographyWalter Fitchman·GripJames Knott·Camera OperatorJames Mitchell·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Robert L. Simpson·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Lionel Newman·Original Music ComposerAlfred Bruzlin·Sound Effects EditorLionel Newman·Conductor
Art & Design· 6
Moss Mabry·Costume DesignHilyard M. Brown·Art DirectionJack Martin Smith·Art DirectionGlenn "Skippy" Delfino·PropsPaul S. Fox·Set DecorationWalter M. Scott·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Martin Melcher·ProducerAaron Rosenberg·ProducerGaston Glass·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 5
Marjorie Plecher·Wardrobe MasterLoren Janes·Stunt DoubleJack Brown·GafferCarl Shain·Dialogue CoachMickey Sherrard·Wardrobe Master
By the Numbers
77.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$13M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Move Over, Darling's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#82D1D2
#FFFFFF
#F5A5C6
Mood
Playful, Lighthearted
Composition
Floating
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a light teal background with the movie title in large white serif font at the top. Below the title, three headshots of actors are arranged i”

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Key Elements
Pink Arrows
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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