But Not for Me (1959)
It's a scream!
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.
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Clark GableRussell 'Russ' Ward
Carroll BakerEllie Brown / Borden
Lilli PalmerKathryn Ward
Lee J. CobbJeremiah MacDonald
Barry CoeGordon Reynolds
Thomas GomezDemetrios Bacos
Charles LaneAl Atwood
Wendell HolmesMiles MontgomeryTom DugganRoy MortonSaverio LoMedicoEmileHelen JayAngieRichard AdamsYoung ManKeywords
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What is But Not for Me about?
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.
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But Not for Me has a runtime of 111 minutes.
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