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The High Cost of Loving

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The High Cost of Loving

M-G-M presents a candid connubial comedy !

5.7

1h 27m

1958

“M-G-M presents a candid connubial comedy !”

Synopsis

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.

Director

José Ferrer

Comedy

Cast & Crew

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

as Jim Fry

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

as Ginny Fry

Joanne Gilbert

Joanne Gilbert

as Syd Heyward

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

as Paul Mason

Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup

as Steve Heyward

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

as Herb Zorn

Edward Platt

Edward Platt

as Eli Cave

Charles Watts

Charles Watts

as Boylin, Executive

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

as Joseph Jessup

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