Getrennte Betten (1963)

Getrennte Betten: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With James Garner, Lee Remick, Phil Harris, Chill Wills. A big-time Texas wheeler-dealer (who’s actually Ivy league-educated, but plays dumb) runs out of money, and goes to New York City to raise $1.5 million.

“Wheeler Dealers is a very entertaining movie with Garner as a charming Texan who makes his money in shady deals and clever schemes, staying just this side of the law. Remick plays a stockbroker who is struggling to prove herself in a male dominated industry – itu0026#39;s one of these interesting examples of early feminism in movies; she is treated badly and is smart, but at the same time she basically ties her star to Garner (as do some men) rather than making her own way. Also note that in this period apparently even feminists referred to themselves as u0026quot;girls.u0026quot; At times Wheeler Dealers approaches brilliance, with some great lines and a clever satire of finance on the highest levels, but unfortunately the movie is far too fond of sitcom-like plot twists and the ending feels rushed and unconvincing, as though the writers just ran out of ideas and decided to quickly dash something off. But the good outweighs the bad, and at its best this is a very funny movie, while at its worst itu0026#39;s still pretty cute.”