Walk, Dont Run
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Director Charles Walters Initial DVD release April 29, 2003 Duration Language English | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Romance Music director Quincy Jones Writer Robert Russell , Frank Ross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date June 29, 1966 (1966-06-29) (U.S.) Writer Robert Russell (story), Frank Ross (story), Sol Saks (screenplay) Cast Cary Grant (Sir William Rutland), Samantha Eggar , Jim Hutton , George Takei , Miiko Taka Similar movies Robert W Russell and others wrote the screenplay for Walk - Dont Run and The More the Merrier, Cary Grant appears in Walk - Dont Run and The Talk of the Town, Cary Grant appears in Walk - Dont Run and That Touch of Mink, Cary Grant appears in Walk - Dont Run and Charade, Cary Grant appears in Walk - Dont Run and Every Girl Should Be Married | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arriving in Tokyo two days before the Olympic Games, Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant) struggles to find accommodations due to the number of tourists. When Rutland responds to a roommate-wanted ad posted at the British Embassy, he meets Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who reluctantly allows him to move in. Soon, Rutland decides to offer half of his room to an American athlete, Steve Davis (Jim Hutton) and when he notices Easton and Davis hitting it off, he tries to bring them together.
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Walk, Dont Run is a 1966 Technicolor comedy film starring Cary Grant, set in Tokyo during the Olympic Games in 1964. The movie marked the last appearance by Grant in a feature film, and is a remake of the 1943 film The More the Merrier.
This was also the final film of director Charles Walters.
Plot
Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant) is an important English businessman who arrives in the city two days early and is greeted by the housing shortage caused by the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. While at the British Embassy seeking help, he notices an announcement of an available apartment and decides to check the place out. He finds himself at the residence of Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who insists that it would be improper to take him in as a housemate. She forgot to advertise that she would prefer to rent to a woman. Easton eventually lets Rutland stay—half because she is persuaded it is her patriotic duty to take him in and half because of Rutland’s own self-assured pushiness.
Rutland then sublets half of his half of the cramped space to American Olympic competitor Steve Davis (Jim Hutton). While Easton is less than thrilled with the arrangement, she has to put up with it, as she has already spent Rutlands share of the rent. Rutland sets about playing matchmaker for the two young people, in spite of their disparate personalities and Easton’s engagement to boringly dependable British diplomat, Julius P. Haversack (John Standing).
Davis repeatedly refuses to reveal what sport he is competing in. Rutland meddles in the young couples romantic troubles. To further his matchmaking, he even strips down to his boxer shorts and a T-shirt so he can pretend to be a competitor and talk to Davis during his event, race walking, and try to heal the breach between the young lovers.
Score
The film was scored and orchestrated by Quincy Jones, with Peggy Lee contributing to the writing of the songs, "Stay with Me" and "Happy Feet". The score featured Toots Thielemans on harmonica and the trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison.
In the film Grant frequently is whistling or humming the theme from Charade, a film he made in 1963.
Reception
The film grossed $7,500,000 at the box office, earning $4.5 million in US theatrical rentals. It was the 23rd highest grossing film of 1966.
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