Promises! Promises!

Promises! Promises! (1963)

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After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.

Date of release
1963-08-01
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
King Donovan

Casting

Interesting facts

Promises! Promises! is a 1963 American sex comedy film directed by King Donovan and starring Tommy Noonan and Jayne Mansfield, with Noonan also serving as co-writer and co-producer. Released at the end of the Production Code era and before the MPAA film rating system became effective in 1968, it was the first Hollywood film of the sound era to feature nudity by a mainstream star, with Mansfield appearing partially nude on screen. The film was banned in Chicago and several other major cities in the United States upon its release.

Production

Tommy Noonan had offered the role of Claire to Mamie Van Doren, but she declined and was replaced with Marie McDonald, in her final screen appearance. Ceil Chapman worked on McDonald's wardrobe for the film.

During production, producer/actor Tommy Noonan and Mansfield argued so much that Noonan recruited 20th Century Fox publicist Jet Fore to keep peace on the set.

Mansfield sings two songs in the film: "I'm in Love" (also known as the "Lullaby of Love") and "Promise Her Anything".

Mickey Hargitay, who plays King Banner, the man she swapped her husband for in the film, was actually Mansfield's real-life husband.

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