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Director John Rich was under contract to Hal Wallis who assigned him to the film. The director saw the play in London and "realized at once that it was a giant
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Bernard is so happy with his life in Paris that he intends to turn down an imminent promotion that would require him to move to New York City. But his life is turned upside down when his girlfriends' airlines begin putting new, state-of-the-art jet aircraft into service. These faster airplanes change
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With help from his long-suffering housekeeper Bertha, who swaps the appropriate photos and food in and out of the apartment to match the incoming girlfriend, Lawrence keeps the women unaware of each other's presence in the apartment. They regard
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all of the existing route schedules and allow flight attendants to spend more time in Paris. Most alarming for
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