Wie man Erfolg hat, ohne sich besonders anzustrengen

Originaltitel: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967
Approved
2 Std. 1 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

5305

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Maureen Arthur, Michele Lee, and Robert Morse in Wie man Erfolg hat, ohne sich besonders anzustrengen (1967)

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1 Video

22 Fotos

Satire Comedy Musical

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuArmed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

5305

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The scene featuring Robert Morse skipping & dancing down the street on his way to work (immediately after the "Old Ivy" fight song duet with Rudy Vallee ) was filmed on location in New York City using hidden cameras and a small earpiece to cue Morse on his timing. The various amused & astonished passersby were not extras, but rather were New Yorkers reacting genuinely to someone dancing to his own tune. It may be noted that, in typical New York fashion, no matter how odd he appeared to be virtually none of the New Yorkers paid him any notice whatsoever.

Patzer
During opening credits number, Robert Morse and a young fellow window washer board an electric scaffolding in exterior rooftop shot, but by next scene when scaffolding has descended a few floors, co-worker is now a much older man with much less hair.

Zitate
J. B. Biggley: I know blood is thicker than water, but Bud Frump is thicker than anything. I'll promote him when I'm ready. Now, you listen to me, Gertrude. The next time Bud complains to his mother, and she calls you, and you call me, you're all fired. Damn it.

Alternative Versionen
The 1998 VHS release contained the 1994 variant of the United Artists logo.

Verbindungen
Featured in Die Drew Carey Show: Brotherhood of Man (1999)

Soundtracks
How To
(uncredited)
Written by Frank Loesser
Performed by Robert Morse

Benutzerrezensionen63

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

A Pared Down Version of the classic Frank Loesser Musical....

HOW TO Succeed IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING is the 1967 film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning 1960 Broadway musical that broke Broadway box office records and made a star out of Robert Morse. Morse was thankfully allowed to recreate his Broadway role in this exuberant film version as J. Pierpont Finch, an ambitious young window washer who, through the aid of the title book, cleverly manages to work his way up the corporate ladder at World Wide Wickets, Inc. Morse lights up the screen in the best role of his career. He sadly never really got a role of this caliber again and I've never been able to figure out why. He gives a smart and brassy performance and is well-supported by 20's crooner Rudy Vallee, also reprising his Broadway role as company president JB Biggley and Michele Lee as devoted secretary/girlfriend Rosemary Pilkington. There is also standout work by Anthony Teague as company brown-noser Bud Frump and Maureen Arthur as Miss La Rue, Biggley's outspoken mistress whose physicals assets clearly outweigh her secretarial skills. David Swift's fast-paced direction is a plus as is Bob Fosse's inventive choreography. Sadly, the original score has been severely tampered with and several great songs from the stage show have been cut, but we still have "How to", "The Company Way", "A Secretary is not a Toy", "It's been a long day", and the show's most famous song, "I Believe in You." A clever and entertaining screen adaptation of a classic Broadway musical.