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Man's Favorite Sport?


Date: 1964
Type: Comedy / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Howard Hawks
Producer: Howard Hawks

Comment/Synopsis

A man famous for writing books on fishing and selling tackle but cannot fish is entered into a fishing competition by the woman owning the lake and fishing competition. in order to save face she tries to actually teach him to fish with various comic episodes. THings are complicated as they start to fall in love with each other and then then his girl friend arrives. This is is a pleasant romantic comedy in the screwball tradition. There are some good comic almost slapstick scenes and some good on-off romance between ROck Hudson and paula Prentis

Actors


Rock HudsonRock Hudson
Paula Prentis
Maria PerschyMaria Perschy
John McGiver
Charlene Holt
Roscoe KarnsRoscoe Karns
James Westerfield
Norman Alden
Forrest Lewis
Regis ToomeyRegis Toomey
Kathy Browne

Oscars

None
Music
Henry Mancini
Production
Universal Pictures