The Art of Love

1965
1h 39m

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Angie Dickinson, James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Ethel Merman, and Elke Sommer in The Art of Love (1965)

Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.

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6.1/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Mae West was originally offered the role of Madame Coco La Fontaine but the producers refused to let her write her own dialogue, so the part went to Ethel Merman.

Goofs
When Paul goes upstairs, he looks back at Nikki interacting with a patron of Coco La Fontaine's. As he turns to look over his shoulder, you can see what appears to be studio lighting equipment prominently taking up space on the right side of the frame.

Quotes
[first lines]
Casey: Paul. Paul, have you gone crazy?
Paul: I've been crazy, I'm now going sane.

Connections
Referenced in What's My Line?: Ethel Merman (2) (1965)

Soundtracks
M'sieur
Written by Cy Coleman and Don Raye
Performed by Ethel Merman

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Featured review

8/10

terribly funny

This one needs to be out on DVD, with all the violent stuff Hollywood is putting out nowadays, this needs to come out so that we can laugh again. As one other poster commented, PLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE! get this one out. Dick Van Dyke is just hilarious and the way he gets back at his long time friend James Garner is terrific. They don't come up with plots like this in Hollywood anymore. I hope more people can get their votes out on this fabulous movie. Its one of the classics that has been forgotten again, just like some of Danny Kayes classics like "KNOCK ON WOOD" or "MERRY ANDREW" or Bob Hope's "OFF LIMITS".