Move Over, Darling - 1963

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

103min
1963
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Doris Day profile pictureDoris DayEllen Wagstaff Arden
James Garner profile pictureJames GarnerNicholas Arden
Polly Bergen profile picturePolly BergenBianca Steele
Thelma Ritter profile pictureThelma RitterGrace Arden
Fred Clark profile pictureFred ClarkMr. Codd
Don Knotts profile pictureDon KnottsShoe Clerk
Elliott Reid profile pictureElliott ReidDr. Herman Schlick
Edgar Buchanan profile pictureEdgar BuchananJudge Bryson
John Astin profile pictureJohn AstinClyde Prokey
Pat Harrington, Jr. profile picturePat Harrington, Jr.District Attorney
Max Showalter profile pictureMax ShowalterHotel Desk Clerk
Alvy Moore profile pictureAlvy MooreRoom Service Waiter
Chuck Connors profile pictureChuck ConnorsStephen Burkett
Steve Carruthers profile pictureSteve CarruthersDepartment Store Employee (uncredited)
Harry Carter profile pictureHarry CarterLawyer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Christopher Connelly profile pictureChristopher ConnellyRanking Seaman (uncredited)
Med Flory profile pictureMed FlorySeaman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers profile pictureBess FlowersSeymour's Wife (uncredited)
Kelton Garwood profile pictureKelton GarwoodAmbulance Attendant (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin profile pictureHarold GoodwinBailiff (uncredited)
Sid Gould profile pictureSid GouldWaiter at Pool (uncredited)
John Harmon profile pictureJohn HarmonTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Joseph Mell profile pictureJoseph MellStock Clerk (uncredited)
Emile Meyer profile pictureEmile MeyerProcess Server (uncredited)
Karen Norris profile pictureKaren NorrisSalesgirl (uncredited)
Bernard Sell profile pictureBernard SellHotel Guest (uncredited)
Alan Sues profile pictureAlan SuesCourt Clerk (uncredited)
Brad Trumbull profile pictureBrad TrumbullProcess Server (uncredited)

About Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling Overview

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Runtime: 103min

Extra details

Original Title: Move Over, Darling
Original Language: English
Directed By: Michael Gordon
Production Companies
Arcola Pictures