Teacher's Pet(1958 film)

For the title song, seeTeacher's Pet (song).

Teacher's Pet
Directed by	George Seaton
Written by	Fay Kanin Michael Kanin
Produced by	William Perlberg George Seaton
Starring	Clark Gable Doris Day Gig Young Mamie Van Doren Nick Adams
Cinematography	Haskell B. Boggs
Edited by	Alma Macrorie
Music by	Roy Webb
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 19, 1958(1958-03-19)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.7 million

Teacher's Petis a 1958 Americanromantic comedyfilm directed byGeorge Seaton,and starringClark Gable,Doris Day,Gig Young,andMamie Van Doren.

Plot

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Journalism instructor Erica Stone asks journalist James Gannon to speak to hernight schoolclass. He turns down the invitation via a nasty letter to her. His managing editor, however, orders him to accept the assignment. He arrives late to find Stone reading aloud his letter and mocking him in front of her class.

Humiliated, he decides to join the class as a student in order to show up Stone and poses as awallpapersalesman. The instructor is somewhat intrigued by this charming older man, whom she finds an exceptional student. Gannon continues his ruse and becomes attracted to Stone. He finds he has to contend with Dr. Pine, as well as his own girlfriend, Peggy DeFore, anightclub singer.When Stone discovers Gannon's deception, she immediately calls off their relationship. Dr. Pine convinces her to give Gannon another chance.

In the end, Jim and Erica have come to understand, and partially adopt, the other's point of view.

Cast

• Clark Gableas James Gannon – city editor for a large metropolitan newspaper, with no education past the 8th grade, who is convinced that formal education is "a waste of time" for anyone who would like to get into the newspaper business and that experience in the workplace is the key to success
• Doris Dayas Erica Stone – journalism instructor at a local university with whom Gannon falls in love
• Gig Youngas Dr. Hugo Pine – a worldly and attractive psychologist who has "more degrees than a thermometer", and Gannon's (perceived) rival for Stone's affections
• Mamie Van Dorenas Peggy DeFore – nightclub singer and Gannon's girlfriend
• Nick Adamsas Barney Kovac – copy boy at Gannon's paper who idolizes him.
• Peter Baldwinas Harold Miller, cub reporter
• Marion Rossas Katy Fuller, Stone's secretary
• Charles Laneas Roy, assistant city editor
• Army Archerdas Himself

Release

The film opened in the United States on March 19, 1958 and finished fifth at the US box office in its opening week.

Critical response

A contemporary review of the film inVarietynewspaper described it as having "rich new life and liveliness, and even a fresh approach with humor and heartiness," with "Gable particularly turning in one of his best performances in years."The New York Timesdescribed the film as "not in line for a Pulitzer Prize but it is like a kiss or a well-written yarn, a pleasant experience," and that "all concerned have welded romance, ribbing and reality into a cheerful and charming entertainment."Writing forTurner Classic Movies,Andrea Passafiume described the film as a "charming romantic comedy," and noted that "Van Doren belts out 'The Girl Who Invented Rock and Roll' in one memorable scene."

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Gig Young	Nominated
	Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen	Fay KaninandMichael Kanin	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	George Seaton	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Clark Gable	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Gig Young	Nominated
Laurel Awards	Top Comedy		4th Place
	Top Male Comedy Performance	Clark Gable	Nominated
		Gig Young	4th Place
Writers Guild of America Awards	Best Written American Comedy	Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin	Nominated

See also

• List of American films of 1958

External links

• Teacher's Petat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Teacher's PetatAllMovie
• Teacher's PetatIMDb
• Teacher's Petat theTCM Movie Database