It Started With a Kiss

Out of a dissolve from their first kiss (thus the emphasis on the wedding ring), showgirl Maggie (Debbie Reynolds) and Air Force sergeant Joe (Glenn Ford) are now married, him shipping off to Spain, before he unexpectedly wins the concept-car from the charity auction where they met, in It Started With A Kiss, 1959.

Director George Marshall’s opening, a New York night club where sure enough, Debbie Reynolds is the kooky one among the dancer/models, explaining her husband-hunting strategy to her pals (Carmen Phillips, Marion Ross et al), in the somewhat provocative MGM sex-comedy It Started With A Kiss, 1959, co-starring Glenn Ford.

A textbook meet-cute (featuring the concept-car Lincoln Futura, which later became the TV Batmobile!), Air Force man Glenn Ford has snuck into the charity ball pursuing the cute blonde showgirl (Debbie Reynolds) borrowing her gown from the night club, openly seeking a husband, Robert Hutton a candidate, in It Started With A Kiss, 1959.

Air Force sergeant Joe (Glenn Ford) and wife Maggie (Debbie Reynolds) are minor celebrities in Spain because they drive a futuristic car he won in an auction, so they’re entertained by top bullfighter Antonio (Gustavo Rojo) and Marquesa Marian (Eva Gabor), in It Started With A Kiss, 1959.

After a whirlwind courtship, an Army officer and his wife try to make their marriage work in It Started With a Kiss (1959) starring Debbie Reynolds & Glenn Ford.