Amiable and meandering, Teacher’s Pet has Doris Day moving away from her oft unmarried, virginal executive refusing the sexual advances of a successful white man. Instead, the focus is on education as a means to success. With 51% of World…
Often referred to the music videos of the 1940’s, soundies were produced during 1940 to 1946 to be seen on self-contained, coin operated16mm rear projection machines called Panorams and only cost ten cents to use. They were in bars, restaurants…
Released in 1957, The Pajama Game allows Doris Day to showcase both her acting and singing talents. Taken from a 1954 stage show, director Stanley Donne combines light comedy and music to create an enjoyable confection. At Iowa’s Sleeptite Pajama…
Doris Day became one of Hollywood’s biggest film stars of the early 1960’s due to the success of several lighthearted comedies, including three co-starring Rock Hudson–Pillow Talk in 1959, for which she received the only Best Actress Academy Award nomination…
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[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00KYRV7QK”]Amiable and meandering, Teacher’s Pet has Doris Day moving away from her oft unmarried, virginal executive refusing the sexual advances of a successful white man. Instead, the focus is on education as a means to success. With 51% of…
Released in 1962, That Touch of Mink is the only film Cary Grant and Doris Day ever made together. The pairing came late in the careers of both, as they would each be finished making movies within the next six…