One Last Fling
{{Short description|1949 film by Peter Godfrey}}
{{Infobox film
| name = One Last Fling
| image = File:One Last Fling.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Peter Godfrey
| producer = Saul Elkins
| screenplay = Richard Flournoy
William Sackheim
| story = Herbert Clyde Lewis
| starring = Alexis Smith
Zachary Scott
Douglas Kennedy
Ann Doran
Ransom M. Sherman
Veda Ann Borg
| music = David Buttolph
| cinematography = Carl E. Guthrie
| editing = Frederick Richards
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1949|6|30}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
One Last Fling is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Richard Flournoy and William Sackheim. The film stars Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Douglas Kennedy, Ann Doran, Ransom M. Sherman and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1949.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85694/one-last-fling |title=One Last Fling (1949) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=1949-06-30 |access-date=2015-06-21}}{{cite web|author=H. H. T. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CE0DB123FE33BBC4953DFB1668382659EDE |title=Movie Review - One Last Fling - At the Palace |work=The New York Times |date=1949-07-01 |access-date=2015-06-21}}
Plot
Olivia Pearce ran her husband Larry's music store in New York while he was off to war. Now he's home and needs someone to head his sales department, but decides to hire his uncle's secretary, Gaye Winston, instead of his wife.
A misunderstanding occurs wherein Olivia believes the job is hers. Larry, painted in a corner, gives it to her. He goes to lunch with Gaye to explain. Olivia, at another table in the restaurant, spots her husband with a woman. She claims not to be jealous, telling her lunch companion Vera that the only woman Larry ever sounded interested in was one he knew a long time ago, a Gaye Winston.
Vic Lardner bursts into the restaurant, accusing Larry of stealing his wife. It turns out Gaye and Vic are married. Olivia, seeing this scene from across the room, packs Larry's bags at home and demands a divorce. When he explains about wanting Gaye to have the job, Olivia is even more offended. Out he goes.
Some time later, Larry and Vic bump into each other in a bar. They settle their differences after Vic says he and Gaye have reconciled. Larry decides to do likewise with Olivia, but months go by as they keep missing each other. It still all turns out happily in the end.
Cast
- Alexis Smith as Olivia Pearce
- Zachary Scott as Larry Pearce
- Douglas Kennedy as Vic Lardner
- Ann Doran as Vera Thompson
- Ransom M. Sherman as Judge Fred Bolton
- Veda Ann Borg as Gaye Winston Lardner
- Jim Backus as Howard Pritchard
- Helen Westcott as Annie Mae Hunter
- Barbara Bates as June Payton
- Jody Gilbert as Amy Dearing
Reception
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0041718|One Last Fling}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=85694}}
- {{AFI film|id=26045|title=One Last Fling}}
{{Peter Godfrey}}
Category:1949 romantic comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American romantic comedy films
Category:Comedy of remarriage films
Category:Films directed by Peter Godfrey
Category:Films scored by David Buttolph
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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