Bedtime story 1 starring marlon brando and david niven. With david niven, shirley jones, marlon brando, parley baer, marie windsor, dody goodman bedtime story is a 1964 comedy film made by pennebaker productions. A scene from the 1964 comedy bedtime story in which marlon brando plays david nivens dimwitted brother in order to help con women. The story of two con men fleecing rich women in europe allowed niven to yet again play the suave, sophisticated rogue something he did better than anyone else in hollywood. Bedtime story works because leads david niven, marlon brando, and shirley jones treat the material as though it were an erudite satire rather than a sitcomlevel formula. That said, niven goes a long way to making the ending work with a final line in the movie that is one of the biggest laughs in any one of the versions of this story. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as dirty rotten scoundrels. David niven plays the suave sophisticate role better than michael cane. Their characters seem oblivious to the story s more absurd elements, allowing the humor to flow naturally from the situations rather than from the forced fa. Viewing it on you tube seems to be the only game in. Marlon brando 4movie collection the ugly american the appaloosa a countess from.
Niven is an absolute delight throughout bedtime story, but this final moment is among the most memorable of his unique career. It was directed by ralph levy and produced by stanley shapiro, with robert arthur as executive producer, from a screenplay by shapiro and paul henning. Eight david niven movie won at least one oscar in any categoryor 12. It was later remade as dirty rotten scoundrels and for my money, bedtime story is the far superior film. An exercise in black humor bordering on the tasteless, bedtime story stars marlon brando and david niven as a pair of womanizing confidence tricksters, operating up and down the riviera. Bedtime story 1964 if the plot of the 1964 david niven marlon brando film bedtime story seems familiar, its because it was remade nearly 25 years later as dirty rotten scoundrels 1988, both written by stanley shapiro.
Their characters seem oblivious to the story s more absurd elements, allowing the humor to flow naturally from the. Ive read that brando loved nivens sense of humor and all got along well on set, so its not the chemistry between the three leads that is at fault, it was the script. Bedtime story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even. Bedtime story 64 marlon brando david niven coloured ebay. Looking back at bedtime story the inspiration for anne. The original scoundrels, released in 1988 and directed by frank oz, was itself a remake of the 1964 film bedtime story, which starred marlon brando and david niven. Photograph of david niven from bedtime story in various sizes, also as poster, canvas or artprint. The story is a lot of fun and it delivers the laughs throughout. This delightful film seems to have disappeared has tcm ever. Feb 22, 2015 and therein lies the entertainment value of bedtime story. David niven full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as dirty. I finally got a new dvd player and was shocked to watch this movie it is a very poor quality copy of the movie. Bedtime story 1964 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
It is a shame that bedtime story has never had a dvd release. Find films and movies featuring david niven on allmovie. It was directed by ralph levy and produced by stanley shapiro with robert arthur as executive producer from a screenplay by stanley shapiro and paul henning. Bedtime story dos sedutores all regions pal david niven. Bedtime story 1964 starring marlon brando and david niven july 11, 2019 12. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as. David niven is great and marlon brando is hilarious. Bedtime story 1964 cast and crew the caddish freddy benson marlon brando enjoys setting up elaborate ruses to seduce women on the french riviera. Bearing in mind this is a 1960s film, david niven and marlon brando knock. Pooling their talents, brando and niven pull off several scams, many of these requiring brando to pose as a mental or physical. Lawrence jameson david niven in the role that michael caine reprises and freddy benson marlon brando in the role that steve martin would reprise. I never would have imagined marlon brando as ruprecht and david niven. A black comedy starring marlon brando, david niven and shirley jones.
David niven, steve martin, and michael caine, but with the right script and the right director, this. Bedtime story 64 marlon brando david niven coloured. Marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, parley baer, marie windsor. Bedtime story 1964 the caddish freddy benson marlon brando enjoys setting up elaborate ruses to seduce women on the french riviera. Bedtime story 1964 if the plot of the 1964 david nivenmarlon brando film bedtime story seems familiar, its because it was remade nearly 25 years later as dirty rotten scoundrels 1988, both written by stanley shapiro. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. For david niven, bedtime story was the kind of part he could play in his sleep although hes quite wide awake here.
Con artist lawrence jameson david niven likes to pose as a. Lawrence jameson david niven is the king of all con men on the french riviera. David niven and shirley jones, and was later the basis for the 1988. Bedtime story is a unique treasure due to two great talents david niven and marlon brando, both at the top of their game in this wonderful riviera romp. The action takes place in a quiet but rich part of southern france where lawrence jameson also know as the prince david niven has been conning countless women out of their fortunes for years until the arrival of freddy benson marlon brando who has been working cheap cons since he left the army. This is the original version of dirty rotten scoundrels and im not sure why it isnt talked about more. He delivers a joyful, energetic and fantastically entertaining performance. Bedtime story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even such major league performers as marlon brando and david niven have to strain to sustain the overall meager. Bedtime story region 2 requires a multi region player. Brando does quite well in bedtime story as the sleazy gi conman.
Bedtime story one sheet movie poster marie windsor marlon. David niven plays lawrence jameson, a british man who pretends to. Bedtime story is a film directed by ralph levy with marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, year. That is, until freddy benson marlon brando tries to move in on jamesons territory. I think the reason i found bedtime story so entertaining was because it was surreal to hear the lines from dirty rotten scoundrels delivered by different people in a different movie. Bedtime story the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you found that film with steve martin and michael cain funny, then you will find bedtime story hysterical.
Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie. William served in the berkshire yeomanry in the first world war and was killed during the gallipoli campaign on 21 august 1915. The film stars marlon brando, david niven and shirley jones. In addition to brando and david niven, the movie also stars shirley jones. But for marlon brando this was his second foray into comedy, he would not do another until the nineties when he was accepting roles for money to pay his sons lawyers. I love david niven and i adore marlon brando, but bedtime story, in my humble opinion, was a waste of time. Pooling their talents, brando and niven pull off several scams, many of these requiring brando to pose as a mental or physical defective. I still have some vhs tapes and even those copies are much better than this one.
Dirty rotten scoundrels was a nice remake and certainly has more laughs due to the great steve martin, however when was the last time you saw brando doing physical comedy. Watching him play off of david niven who is also very good is so much fun to watch. Marlon brando found david niven so incredibly funny he found it hard to keep a straight face during filming. Bedtime story david niven, marlon brando 1964 comedy. Bedtime story 1964 ralph levy synopsis, characteristics. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Bts was so good someone thought they could do better. Movie, bedtime story movie,bedtime story trailer,bedtime story 1964, ralph levy,david niven, marlon brando, shirley jones, dody goodman. Bedtime story was remade as dirty rotten scoundrels 1988. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still. Movie, bedtime story movie, bedtime story trailer, bedtime story 1964, ralph levy, david niven, marlon brando, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, parley baer category entertainment. James david graham niven was born on the feast day of st david, patron saint of wales.
The action takes place in a quiet but rich part of southern france where lawrence jameson also know as the prince david niven has been conning countless women out of their fortunes for years until the arrival of. James david graham niven 1 march 1910 29 july 1983 was a british actor. Marlon brando and david niven play the lead roles and there work is great. Revisiting bedtime story, the movie that was remade as dirty rotten. It clocks in at 99 minutes and provides countless laughs during that span of time. David niven s father, william niven, was of scottish descent. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. David niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, marie windsor, parley baer.
An exercise in black humor, bedtime story stars marlon brando and david niven as a pair of womanizing confidence tricksters, operating up and down the riviera. Bed time story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even such major league performers as marlon brando and david niven have to. David niven bedtime story posters and photos 100794 movie store. Amateur conartist freddy benson stumbles upon the path of.
This movie is extremely funny, its the original version of the film,dirty rotten scoundrels. David niven and susan hayward winning best actor and actress at the 1959 academy awards by iconic. An average ultimate movie rankings umr score is 40. Like dirty rotten scoundrels, bedtime story is about two con men.
The movie is ok, the actors are great but the image quality on this dvd is really really awful. In this 1960s comedy, freddy benson marlon brando and lawrence the prince jameson david niven are two charming scoundrel confidence trickster gigolos who prey on wealthy women taking holidays on. Movie tv shows applications games audio adult other movies top movies in the past 24 hours most popular bedtime story david niven, marlon brando 1964 comedy dirty rotten scoundrels seeds. Bedtime story lawrence 1964 the pink panther sir charles lytton 1964. Bedtime story starring marlon brando and david niven 1964. He said that david niven kept him in stitches laughing every single day. Bedtime story is a 1964 comedy film made by pennebaker productions. This vintage original still shows a very rare coloured photo of marlon brando and david niven on the right. Marlon brando used to say that making bedtime story was one of the best times he ever had on a movie set. He was best known for films such as a matter of life and death, the bishops wife, around the world in 80 days, separate tables, carrington v.
Looking back at bedtime story the inspiration for anne and. This was one of those movies whose presence on tv would guarantee my entire familys viewing, even if it came on in the middle of the night. As movie theaters close, studios are turning to videoondemand. With marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, dody goodman, aram stephan, parley baer, marie. Bedtime story is a 1964 american comedy film made by pennebaker productions. I believe the original screenplay for this movie was written by the team of stanley shapiro and paul henning, two superb comedy writers of the era.
Marlon brando plays freddy benson, a american army officer who uses false stories about his sick grandmother to take advantage of women. I had heard about this movie for years but had been unable to find it until recently. A young trim brando as freddie benson, shows his comedic talent and versatility in this movie classic. I never would have imagined marlon brando as ruprecht and david niven fits the role of lawrence jameson perfectly. Marlon brando, david niven, shirley jones, parley baer, marie windsor. David nivens father, william niven, was of scottish descent. Dirty rotten scoundrels was a good comedy, bedtime story the original was even better.
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