Pillow Talk

"...It's What Goes On When The Lights Go Off!"

Oct 7 1959 Approved 1h 42m
Comedy, Romance

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

Plot

In New York, the interior decorator Jan Morrow and the wolf composer Brad Allen share a party line, but Brad keeps it busy most of the time flirting with his girlfriends. They do not know each other but Jan hates Brads since she needs the telephone for her business and can not use it. Coincidently Jan's wealthy client Jonathan Forbes that woos her is the best friend of Brad and he comments with him that he feels an unrequited love for Jan, who is a gorgeous woman. When Brad meets Jan by chance in a restaurant, he poses as a naive tourist from Texas named Rex Stetson and seduces her. But Jonathan hires a private eye to find who Rex Stetson is.

Written by

Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin, Russell Rouse

Directed by

Michael Gordon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Arwin Productions

Languages

Français, English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
73
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