{"id":577,"date":"2011-07-19T21:25:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.27dayswithbillywilderandme.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2011-07-20T22:04:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T02:04:32","slug":"day-twenty-irma-la-douce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.27dayswithbillywilderandme.com\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"Day Twenty: Irma la Douce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Irma-Douce-Jack-Lemmon\/dp\/B00005LOLC\/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1311085216&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.27DaysWithBillyWilderAndMe.com\/img\/IrmaLaDouce.jpg\" alt=\"Irma la Douce\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>Billy Wilder&#8217;s twentieth movie, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057187\/\"><em>Irma la Douce<\/em><\/a>, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine, was released in 1963. Billy was 57 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Billy&#8217;s directorial output takes a turn &#8212; this time for the better. It&#8217;s possible this is a better movie than the one that preceded it (<em>One, Two, Three<\/em>, starring James Cagney) because the actors are better in <em>Irma la Douce<\/em>. Jack Lemmon is always a joy to behold. And Shirley MacLaine is cute as a button. But it&#8217;s equally as possible the reason I enjoy <em>Irma la Douce<\/em> more than <em>One, two, Three<\/em> is because these characters aren&#8217;t shouting every single line.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Wilder and I.A.L.Diamond, <em>Irma la Douce<\/em> is based on the play by Alexandre Breffort and is the story of an ex cop (Lemmon) in Paris who falls in love with a prostitute (MacLaine) &#8212; with all the ensuing challenges that inevitably follow.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nice to see Lemmon and MacLaine together again. They had great chemistry in <em>The Apartment<\/em> (1960), and they have terrific in this film.<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Previn won an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principle Cast:<\/strong><br \/>\nNestor Patou \/ Lord X&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Jack Lemmon (1925\u20132001)<br \/>\nIrma La Douce&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Shirley MacLaine (1934- )<br \/>\nMoustache&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Lou Jacobi (1913-2009)<br \/>\nHippolyte&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Bruce Yarnell (1935-1973)<br \/>\nInsp. Lefevre&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Herschel Bernardi (1923-1986)<br \/>\nKiki the Cossack&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Grace Lee Whitney (1930- )<br \/>\nConcierge&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Howard McNear (1905-1969)<\/p>\n<p>I was surprised by two familiar faces: Howard McNear, who played (brilliantly) Floyd the Barber<!--more--> on <em>The Andy Griffith Show<\/em>, and Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Rand on <em>Star Trek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Irma la Douce<\/em> is a surprisingly good movie. Again, it may be because the previous movie was so awful. But I think it&#8217;s a pleasant, quirky, sweet little movie in its own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Wilder&#8217;s twentieth movie, Irma la Douce, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine, was released in 1963. Billy was 57 years old. Once again, Billy&#8217;s directorial output takes a turn &#8212; this time for the better. 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