Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 19, 1963

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Move Over, Darling

103 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 19, 1963

Move Over, Darling
Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Arcola Pictures
Original title Move Over, Darling
Directors Dolores Rubin, Michael Gordon, Ad Schaumer
Writers Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Jack Sher, Leo McCarey, Hal Kanter

Cast

Doris Day

as Ellen Wagstaff Arden

James Garner

as Nicholas Arden

Polly Bergen

as Bianca Steele

Thelma Ritter

as Grace Arden

Fred Clark

as Mr. Codd

Don Knotts

as Shoe Clerk

Elliott Reid

as Dr. Herman Schlick

Edgar Buchanan

as Judge Bryson

John Astin

as Clyde Prokey

Pat Harrington, Jr.

as District Attorney

Eddie Quillan

as Bellboy

Max Showalter

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Alvy Moore

as Room Service Waiter

Pami Lee

as Jenny Arden

Leslie Farrell

as Didi Arden

Chuck Connors

as Stephen Burkett

Jimmy Baya

as Doorman (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

as Department Store Employee (uncredited)

Harry Carter

as Lawyer in Courtroom (uncredited)

Joel Collins

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Christopher Connelly

as Ranking Seaman (uncredited)

Bing Davidson

as Ensign (uncredited)

Med Flory

as Seaman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Seymour's Wife (uncredited)

Kelton Garwood

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Sid Gould

as Waiter at Pool (uncredited)

John Harmon

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ted Jacques

as Pool Attendant (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Edward McNally

as Commander (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

as Stock Clerk (uncredited)

Emile Meyer

as Process Server (uncredited)

Pat Moran

as Seymour (uncredited)

Karen Norris

as Salesgirl (uncredited)

Jack Orrison

as Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Stan Richards

as Officer (uncredited)

Edward Rickard

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Sheila Rogers

as Secretary (uncredited)

Michael Romanoff

as Floorwalker (uncredited)

Rachel Romen

as Injured Man's Wife (uncredited)

Jack Sahakian

as Executive Officer (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Poolside Lounger (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Alan Sues

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Brad Trumbull

as Process Server (uncredited)

Rosa Turich

as Maria (uncredited)