The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1959
La Vie à belles dents
Directed by
Walter Lang
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.
The story
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.
Cast
Clark GableRussell 'Russ' Ward
Carroll BakerEllie Brown / Borden
Lilli PalmerKathryn Ward
Lee J. CobbJeremiah MacDonald
Barry CoeGordon Reynolds
Thomas GomezDemetrios Bacos
Charles LaneAl Atwood
Wendell HolmesMiles Montgomery
Tom DugganRoy Morton
Saverio LoMedicoEmile
Helen JayAngie
Richard AdamsYoung Man
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