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Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.

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Comedy
Romance
Release Date

Dec 16, 1969

Duration: 1h 43 min

Popularity: 2.4086
222 votes
Directed by

Gene Saks

Screenplay by

I. A. L. Diamond

Productions

Frankovich Productions Columbia Pictures (US)

Budget 3.0 M

25.8 M

Crew & Team

Abe Burrows

Theatre Play

Jean-Pierre Grédy

Theatre Play

I. A. L. Diamond

Screenplay

Pierre Barillet

Theatre Play

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