Wild and Wonderful (1964) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Cognac, a pampered poodle and popular star on French television, creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband.

Cast & Crew

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Michael Anderson

Tony Curtis

Christine Kaufmann

Giselle Ponchon

Larry Storch

Marty Ingels

Jacques Aubuchon

Film Details

Also Known As

Monsieur Cognac

Genre

Adaptation

Comedy

Release Date

Jan 1964

Premiere Information

Philadelphia opening: 27 May 1964

Production Company

Harold Hecht Corp.; Reynard Productions; Universal Pictures

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the short story "I Married a Dog" ("Monsieur Cognac") by Dorothy Crider (unpublished).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 28m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

Monsieur Cognac, a poodle star of French films, runs away from his owner, Giselle Ponchon, also a film star, and meets Terry Williams, an American musician working in Paris. Terry and the dog, who loves liquor, engage in an all-night drinking spree, and when Giselle and her father finally find the poodle with Terry, Giselle and Terry fall in love. They marry despite the objections of her father, but Cognac becomes jealous of Terry, and the clever dog's scheming makes a shambles of the wedding night as Terry drinks a sleeping potion intended for Cognac. Giselle refuses to leave the dog behind for a honeymoon, and she and Terry part. Terry solves their problem by arranging a romance between Cognac and Pink Poupée, a female poodle, and he and Giselle are reconciled.

Director

Michael Anderson

Cast

Tony Curtis

Christine Kaufmann

Giselle Ponchon

Larry Storch

Marty Ingels

Jacques Aubuchon

Pierre Olaf

Cliff Osmond

Fifi D'orsay

Marcel Hillaire

Inspector Duvivier

Jules Munshin

Sarah Marshall

Marcel Dalio

Vito Scotti

Steven Geray

Stanley Adams

Shelly Manne

Maurice Marsac

Louis Mercier

Dante Caesari

Danica D'hondt

Guy De Vestel

Monsieur Cognac

Himself, a poodle

Crew

James Alexander

Jerome F. Brady

Jack Chandler

Assistant Camera

Don Cunliffe

Truman Eli

Fay Frame

Jack Geraghty

Larry Germain

Joseph Gershenson

Music Supervisor

Alexander Golitzen

Victor Goode

Edward S. Haworth

Harold Hecht

Harold Hecht

Bob Hosler

Assistant Camera

George Hudder

Lew Jarrard

Script Supervisor

Robert Johannes

Camera Operator

Olive Koenitz

Joe Lapis

Bob Larson

Unit Production Manager

Joseph Lashelle

Director of Photography

Ruby Levitt

Nick Marcellino

Larry Markes

Norman Mayreis

L. V. Mccardle Jr.

Assistant Director

Frank Mccoy

Whitey Mcmahon

Special Effects

Gene Milford

Michael Morris

Bill Nunley

Rosemary Odell

Dean Paup

Richard M. Powell

Phillip Rapp

Waldo Salt

Joan St. Oegger

Morton Stevens

Don Stott

Wes Thompson

Set coordinator

Valentino Of Rome

Miss Kaufmann's gowns

Waldon O. Watson

Frank Weatherwax

James Welch

Assistant Director

Bud Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Sam Williamson

Film Details

Also Known As

Monsieur Cognac

Genre

Adaptation

Comedy

Release Date

Jan 1964

Premiere Information

Philadelphia opening: 27 May 1964

Production Company

Harold Hecht Corp.; Reynard Productions; Universal Pictures

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the short story "I Married a Dog" ("Monsieur Cognac") by Dorothy Crider (unpublished).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 28m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

The working title of this film is Monsieur Cognac.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964

c Eastmancolor

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1964

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