Designing Woman
Starring: Dolores Gray, Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: George Wells
Producer: Dore Schary
Designing Woman is a 1957 American Metrocolor romantic comedy film, in CinemaScope, about two young, whirlwind-romanced newlywed professionals and their misadventures in adjusting to each other's lifestyles. Vincente Minnelli directed the film, which stars Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, and Dolores Gray, and features Sam Levene and Chuck Connors.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
- The original concept for the film reportedly came from Helen Rose, who designed dozens of gowns and dresses for Bacall for Designing Woman.
- Lauren Bacall was dealing with husband Humphrey Bogart's terminal illness during the shooting.
- According to her autobiography, she took the role (which was originally intended for Grace Kelly) to avoid her home situation, but in interviews she said that this film was among her favorites, and that she desperately wanted the part, even accepting a lower salary.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 6 Festivals
All runs on record (6):
- June 20, 2003bob-hope-2003w/ Duel in the Sun
- May 14 - 16, 2006Ronald Colmanw/ The Sporting Venus, Twenty Dollars a Week, The Cobweb
- May 25 - 26, 2013The 1950sw/ How to Marry a Millionaire
- October 31 - November 2, 2014Remembering Lauren Bacallw/ How to Marry a Millionaire
- August 15 - 16, 2024Directed by Vincente Minnelliw/ Tea and Sympathy
- August 7 - 9, 2026Summer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ How to Marry a Millionaire