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The Birds and the Bees is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Taurog released in USA on 11 may 1956 with George Gobel

The Birds and the Bees (1956)

The Birds and the Bees
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Released in USA 11 may 1956
Length 1h34
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating53% 2.6725452.6725452.6725452.6725452.672545

The Birds and the Bees is a 1956 screwball comedy film with songs, starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven. A remake of Preston Sturges' 1941 film The Lady Eve, which was based on a story by Monckton Hoffe, the film was directed by Norman Taurog and written by Sidney Sheldon. The costumes for the film were designed by Edith Head.

Synopsis

George "Hotsy" Hamilton (George Gobel), a very eligible but naive vegetarian heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home to Connecticut by luxury cruise ship, accompanied by Marty Kennedy (Harry Bellaver), his valet, guardian and best friend, after spending three years together on a scientific expedition in the Belgian Congo looking for a rare snake. On board, the woman-shy George attracts a lot of attention from the opposite sex, despite being the consummate milque-toast, but the one he can't avoid is Jean Harris (Mitzi Gaynor), a beautiful con artist travelling with her equally larcenous father, Colonel Patrick Henry "Handsome Harry" Harris (David Niven), and his partner-in-crime Gerald (Reginald Gardiner).

Actors

George Gobel

(George "Hotsy" Hamilton)
Mitzi Gaynor

(Jean Harris)
David Niven

(Patrick Harris)
Reginald Gardiner

(Gerald)
Fred Clark

(Horace Hamilton)
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