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After attempting to donate $200 million to the Internal Revenue Service, Louisa (Shirley MacLaine) finds herself in the care of a psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Bob Cummings). She relates the improbable story behind her strange gift. It includes a pair of penniless husbands (Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman), who build large fortunes before suffering early -- and unusual -- deaths. To break the curse, Louisa weds a millionaire (Robert Mitchum), then a clown (Gene Kelly), without much improvement.

Romance · 1964 · 1 hr 51 min
Director J. Lee Thompson

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Romance

After attempting to donate $200 million to the Internal Revenue Service, Louisa (Shirley MacLaine) finds herself in the care of a psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Bob Cummings). She relates the improbable story behind her strange gift. It includes a pair of penniless husbands (Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman), who build large fortunes before suffering early -- and unusual -- deaths. To break the curse, Louisa weds a millionaire (Robert Mitchum), then a clown (Gene Kelly), without much improvement.

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Average 4.9
Reviews 12
Fresh 3
Rotten 9

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1964
Run Time
1 hr 51 min
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States
© 1964 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Apjac-Orchard Productions, Inc. Renewed 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Apjac-Orchard Productions, Inc.

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Original Audio
English, French
Audio and Subtitles
English (AAC, CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.