Kisses for My President

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5.5/10

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Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray in Kisses for My President (1964)

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A husband must take on the role of First Lady when his wife becomes the first female US President, navigating women's groups and social events.A husband must take on the role of First Lady when his wife becomes the first female US President, navigating women's groups and social events.A husband must take on the role of First Lady when his wife becomes the first female US President, navigating women's groups and social events.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

759

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See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
Last American studio film of Arlene Dahl.

Goofs
When Mr. Leslie is examining the First Lady's Office in the White House, he reads off the names of the portraits of former First Ladies on the wall. One of them is "Mrs. Andrew Jackson." Actually, Jackson's only wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died in December 1828, after the Presidential election that elected her husband to his first term, but before he was officially inaugurated as President, so she never had the title of First Lady. Instead, Emily Donelson, a niece of President Jackson, served as his social hostess while Jackson was in the White House.

Quotes
Thaddeus McCloud: I'm looking forward to some jolly times when I get to know your buzzers better.

Soundtracks
Spirit of Independence
(uncredited)
Music by Abe Holzmann
Played during the parade at the beginning

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6/10

Funny ... and catches the attention.

Granted, this movie is not to be taken too seriously. Who would have given heavy thought to having a female president in 1964? However, I didn't find it insulting. It was simply a comforting little comedy starring top-flight actors.

As usual, the highly diversified Fred MacMurray was excellent as the husband of the female president. Polly Bergan, always in grand form, displayed her ability to capture her character perfectly ... as directed by Curtis Bernhart for Warner Brothers.

Also presenting good performances were the great Eli Wallach and beautiful Arlene Dahl.

This was the type of comedy that reflected what was expected on the "big screen" in 1964. Filming it in Black-and-White was a good decision. Color would have taken away the simplicity that made it special.

It was 113-minutes of fun.