The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

87 mins | Comedy | May 16, 1958

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.

The High Cost of Loving

87 mins | Comedy | May 16, 1958

The High Cost of Loving
Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title The High Cost of Loving
Directors Robert E. Relyea, José Ferrer
Writers Milo O. Frank Jr., Alford Van Ronkel

Cast

José Ferrer

as Jim Fry

Gena Rowlands

as Ginny Fry

Joanne Gilbert

as Syd Heyward

Jim Backus

as Paul Mason

Bobby Troup

as Steve Heyward

Philip Ober

as Herb Zorn

Edward Platt

as Eli Cave

Charles Watts

as Boylin, Executive

Werner Klemperer

as Joseph Jessup

Malcolm Atterbury

as Harry Lessing (uncredited)

Henny Backus

as Mrs. Mason (uncredited)

Jeanne Baird

as Jean (uncredited)

Rodney Bell

as Bill Cady (uncredited)

Jane Buchanan

as Mason Guest (uncredited)

Dee Carroll

as Secretary (uncredited)

Nick Clooney

as Freddie - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)

Richard Collier

as Clayton Fraser (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran

as Mason Child (uncredited)

Abby Dalton

as Cora, Secretary (uncredited)

Francis De Sales

as Charles Blake (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

as Obstetrician (uncredited)

James Farrar

as Mason Guest (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Office Worker in Hallway (uncredited)

Nancy Kulp

as Miss Matthews, Cave's Secretary (uncredited)

Lucien Littlefield

as Brabin (uncredited)

Hank Mann

as Office Door Sign Painter (uncredited)

Ann Morriss

as Martha (uncredited)

Hal Smith

as Woods, Middle Manager (uncredited)

James Todd

as Marshall (uncredited)

Alford Van Ronkel

as Cigar Salesman (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

as Marvin Phyffe (uncredited)

Chuck Webster

as Mr. Vance (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Hastings - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)