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Teacher's Pet
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Teacher's Pet is a 1958 American film produced by Paramount Pictures and the Perlsea Company. Directed by George Seaton, who also served as producer alongside William Perlberg, the movie features a cast including Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young, and Mamie Van Doren. The screenplay was written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin, with music composed by Roy Webb.
The narrative is set in New York City and follows a rugged city editor who poses as a journalism student to flirt with a professor. Described as a romantic comedy, the film explores themes of romance and teacher crushes. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format.
The production was shot in black-and-white, with Alma Macrorie handling editing and Edith Head designing costumes. The film has a runtime of 120 minutes. It received ratings of 6.3/10 with an 88% score, and an IMDb rating of 7.1. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
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6.8A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.
Cast
- Clark Gable as James Gannon
- Doris Day as Erica Stone
- Gig Young as Dr. Hugo Pine
- Mamie Van Doren as Peggy DeFore
- Nick Adams as Barney Kovac
- Peter Baldwin as Harold Miller
Themes
- romance
- teacher crush
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Seaton
- Screenwriter
- Michael Kanin
- Cast member
- Vivian Nathan
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- William Perlberg
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 119
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Baseline Drive-in Ad - 14 May 1958, Highland, CA.jpg
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- publication date
- 1958-01-01
- film editor
- Alma Macrorie
- title
- Teacher's Pet
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 88%
- Commons category
- Teacher's Pet (1958 film)
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