The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Produced by	William Bloom
Written by	William Peter Blatty John Fenton Murray
Starring	Danny Kaye Cara Williams Martha Hyer Telly Savalas
Music by	Stu Phillips
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	April 17, 1963 (1963-04-17)
Running time	96 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man from the Diners' Club is a 1963 comedy film starring Danny Kaye, directed by Frank Tashlin.^[1] It was made by Ampersand and Dena Productions and released by Columbia Pictures.

Synopsis

Foots Pulardos is a mobster who intends to go on the lam to Mexico with his moll, Sugar Pye. In the meantime, he applies for a Diner's Club card that is mistakenly approved by a meek clerk, Ernie Klenk, who is told to go get it back.

Foots uses a gym as a front for his racketeering operations. As soon as Ernie gets there, Foots finds out that they share a unique physical similarity. It gives him an idea—he will burn down the gym, with Ernie in it, and change identities to fool the law.

Complications pile up. The more involved Ernie gets with Sugar, the more jealous his girlfriend Lucy becomes. And when the corrupt couple head for the airport, it's up to Ernie to figure out a way to stop them, which he does.

Cast

Danny Kaye as Ernest Klenk
Cara Williams as Sugar Pye
Martha Hyer as Lucy
Telly Savalas as Foots Pulardos
Everett Sloane as Martindale
Kaye Stevens as Bea
George Kennedy as George
Ann Morgan Guilbert as Ella Trask
Harry Dean Stanton as a Beatnik (uncredited)

Production

The film was produced by William Bloom from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty and John Fenton Murray. The music score was by Stu Phillips and the cinematography by Hal Mohr.

Diner's Club is spelled Diners' Club in the film's title, as seen on the poster.

References

↑ "The Man from the Diner's Club". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

External links

The Man from the Diner's Club at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Frank Tashlin

The Way of Peace (1947)
The First Time (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Marry Me Again (1953)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Artists and Models (1955)
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Say One for Me (1959)
Cinderfella (1960)
Bachelor Flat (1962)
It's Only Money (1962)
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Caprice (1967)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)

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