What a Way to Go! (1964)

Released: 1964-07-31 Duration: 1hr 51min

Genres: Comedy Romance

Rating 7.0

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Overview

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

Production Companies

APJAC Productions

Orchard Productions

20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget	$20,000,000.00
Revenue	$13,298,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	10.941

Directed By

J. Lee Thompson

Crew

Story
Gwen Davis

Screenplay
Betty Comden

Director
J. Lee Thompson

Screenplay
Adolph Green

Costume Design
Edith Head

Lyricist
Adolph Green

Lyricist
Betty Comden

Songs
Jule Styne

Producer
Arthur P. Jacobs

Gaffer
Fred Hall

Editor
Marjorie Fowler

Director of Photography
Leon Shamroy

Sound
Elmer Raguse

Dialogue Coach
Leon Charles

Choreographer
Gene Kelly

Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration
Stuart A. Reiss

Unit Production Manager
William Eckhardt

Orchestrator
Arthur Morton

Assistant Director
Fred R. Simpson

Sound
Bernard Freericks

Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith

Hair Supervisor
Margaret Donovan

Makeup Artist
Ben Nye

Special Effects
L.B. Abbott

Special Effects
Emil Kosa Jr.

Wardrobe Designer
Moss Mabry

Hair Designer
Sydney Guilaroff

Art Direction
Ted Haworth

Original Music Composer
Nelson Riddle

TOP CAST

William Corcoran

Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)

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