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Two for the Seesaw (1962)

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Robert Wise directs Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine in this spicy and poignant love story about a free-spirited Greenwich Village girl who hooks up with a brooding Nebraska lawyer. In HD.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Another 2 nominations.

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26 June 2017 | HotToastyRag
7
| A downer but great acting
Two for the Seesaw is very heavy. It's one of those movies you watch once, appreciate the acting, and never want to see again.

Robert Mitchum is getting a divorce, and in 1962, that's not a common occurrence. He picks up a loose dancer at a party, and in their mutual loneliness, they become really close really fast. Behind the scenes, Robert Mitchum and his leading lady Shirley MacLaine had an affair, and you can see the hurt and romance smoldering off the screen. Both actors do a fantastic job and handle a depressing script with realism rather than melodrama. Maybe it's because I knew they'd had an affair, but when they argued in the film, I almost felt embarrassed watching it, like I was intruding on a private argument. It's very powerful.

However, it's a downer. It was based off a play, which is usually a clue that it's going to be depressing, and it absolutely is. Back in 1962, it wasn't common to make a movie about the highs and lows of one couple's relationship, as it is now. So, if you watch it, try not to compare it to its contemporaries and appreciate it on its own. Also, make sure you're in the right mood; if you're just coming out of a breakup, wait a while before renting it.

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Giving a drunken promotional interview for Ryan's Daughter (1970) to the young Roger Ebert in 1969, Robert Mitchum vented his low opinion of director Robert Wise: "Bobby even times a kiss with a stopwatch. He marks out the floor at seven o'clock in the morning, before anybody gets there. Lays it all out with a tape measure. True. It's very difficult to work that way. I worked with him and Shirley MacLaine and Shirley said, 'Why doesn't he go home? He's just in the way...' "

Quotes

Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: First thing you said was "Help me", on the telephone!
Jerry Ryan: No. I said I wouldn't say...
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: You said "Help me"! I said "Sure"

Goofs

At 1:20 in the film, Maclaine's character Gittel takes her shirt off exposing her black bra. Flinging the shirt onto the floor, she then covers up with her coat. Mitchum's character Jerry picks up the shirt, folds it and places it on a bureau. At 1:22 she takes the coat off to reveal she is again wearing her shirt. Moments later she takes the coat off a second time, sans the shirt and again clad only in the bra.

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Written and Sung by Victor Lundin (as Vic Lundin)

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Plot Summary

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Genres

Drama | Romance

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Release Date:

24 November 1962

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

New York Public Library - 476 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

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