Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story is a 1964 American comedy film made by Marlon Brando's company, Pennebaker Productions. It was directed by Ralph Levy and produced by Stanley Shapiro, with Robert Arthur as executive producer, from a screenplay by Shapiro and Paul Henning. The music score was by Hans J. Salter and the cinematography by Clifford Stine. The film stars Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones.
Plot
Lawrence Jameson is a refined, elegant con artist living in the French Riviera town of Beaumont-sur-Mer, where he masquerades as the deposed prince of a small European country, seducing wealthy women into donating money and jewellery to his revolutionary "cause". Meanwhile, Corporal Freddy Benson is a small-time operator in the US Army stationed in Germany, conning his way into the hearts and finances of young women with sob stories about his sick grandmother. His attempt at seducing the daughter of a local Bürgermeister (a mayor) backfires when her father arrives home early, but Freddy is able to blackmail his colonel into giving him an early discharge.
More details
| author | Stanley Shapiro |
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| contentLocation | Beaumont-sur-Mer Germany |
| director | Ralph Levy |
| editor | Milton Carruth |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | british army change of heart come out con artist end french riviera henpecked husband hotel room kidnap mentally challenged sad story suffer take advantage walk win young women |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter |
| producer | Stanley Shapiro |
| productionCompany | Pennebaker Productions |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |