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    It Started with a Kiss (1959)

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    Air Force sergeant Joe Fitzpatrick (Glenn Ford) meets and marries wacky knockout model Maggie Putnam (Debbie Reynolds) on the eve of getting shipped out to Spain, so when she cables him that she is coming with a surprise, he assumes she’s pregnant.

    Instead, she arrives with a one-of-a-kind car he’s won in a raffle (a 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept car) and now it’s bringing him unwanted attention from the Air Force, who see it as a vulgar display of American wealth.

    It is also putting him in the 90% tax bracket and he now faces a tax bill of over $17,000 – not ideal when your wife is the kind of person who spends over $1,000 on one shopping trip.

    Meanwhile, smitten toreador Antonio Soriano (Gustavo Rojo) throws his hat into the ring – showing interest in both the car and Maggie – adding to the confusion.

    Buoyed by a strong supporting cast while treading the line between frisky and risqué, this mostly innocent pre-sex comedy shows off the film’s Spanish locations and superb production design to fine effect.

    And if the car looks familiar, it should – it was later used as the basis for the Batmobile!

    Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
    Glenn Ford
    Maggie Putnam
    Debbie Reynolds
    Marquesa Marion de la Rey
    Eva Gabor
    Antonio Soriano
    Gustavo Rojo
    Maj. Gen. Tim O’Connell
    Fred Clark
    Congressman Richard Tappe
    Edgar Buchanan
    Charles Meriden
    Harry Morgan
    Congressman Muir
    Robert Warwick
    Mrs Tappe
    Frances Bavier
    Mrs Muir
    Netta Packer
    The Major
    Robert Cunningham
    Sally Meriden
    Alice Backes
    Belvah
    Carmen Phillips

    Director
    George Marshall

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