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Le Chou-chou du professeur

Original title: Teacher's Pet
  • 1958
  • Tous publics
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Doris Day and Clark Gable in Le Chou-chou du professeur (1958)
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A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.

  • Director
    • George Seaton
  • Writers
    • Fay Kanin
    • Michael Kanin
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Doris Day
    • Gig Young
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  • IMDb RATING
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    5.3K
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    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • Fay Kanin
      • Michael Kanin
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Doris Day
      • Gig Young
    • 63User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 9 nominations total

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • James Gannon
    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Erica Stone
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Dr. Hugo Pine
    Mamie Van Doren
    Mamie Van Doren
    • Peggy DeFore
    Nick Adams
    Nick Adams
    • Barney Kovac
    Peter Baldwin
    Peter Baldwin
    • Harold Miller
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Katy Fuller
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Roy
    Jack Albertson
    Jack Albertson
    • Newsroom Tour Guide
    Florenz Ames
    Florenz Ames
    • J.R. Ballantyne
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Lloyd Crowley
    Vivian Nathan
    Vivian Nathan
    • Edna Kovac
    Don Ames
    • Tour Group Member
    • (uncredited)
    Army Archerd
    Army Archerd
    • Army Archerd
    • (uncredited)
    James Bacon
    James Bacon
    • James Bacon
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Tour Group Member
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Becker
    Terry Becker
    • Mr. Appino
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Bloom
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • Fay Kanin
      • Michael Kanin
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    didi-5

    Doris Day and Clark Gable. Together.

    This sole teaming between jolly blonde Doris Day and charismatic Clark Gable works so well you wish that there had been more opportunities for them to appear on film together. Still, we have to content ourselves with this tale – where newspaper hack Gable goes to night class to learn journalism from Day, the daughter of a leading entrepreneur in the field of ‘real news'.

    About five minutes in you know where this story is leading, but it sure is fun seeing it get there. Of great value in the cast is smarmy Gig Young as the perfect writer and the perfect intellectual (and the perfect foil to get on Gable's nerves). You'll also spot Mamie Van Doren, that low-rent version of Marilyn Monroe, as Gable's showgirl cutie in a few scenes.

    ‘Teacher's Pet' is one of the unsung successes of Doris Day's run of romantic comedies. Go on, treat yourself to an exceptional example of the genre.
    7gbrumburgh

    Pre "Pillow Talk" merriment with a sparkling Doris Day squaring off with virile Clark Gable, subbing for the Rock.

    1958's "Teacher's Pet" is delightful, frothy fun, and probably what got the ball rolling a year later for Doris Day to film a batch of highly popular Universal Studios 'battle of the sex' comedies opposite Rock Hudson, among others. Here she's at odds with manly Clark Gable, in a change-of-pace comedy role.

    Gable, in the twilight of his career by this time, is still loaded with sly, roguish charm as he plays a brusque, unrefined, self-taught city editor who, at the behest of his superiors, grudgingly signs up for a night class in Journalism 101, taught by the ever-spunky, no-nonsense Ms. Day. Clark doesn't let Doris in on the fact that he has a life time of experience in journalism, so Doris naturally comes off quite impressed by the "raw talent" of her novice pupil, taking a special interest in sharpening his "promising" skills. The fun really starts when the two start butting heads both professionally and romantically, with the devilish Gable stringing our girl along, while pushing her "virginal" buttons. You know how these things end but who cares? The joy is seeing two consummate pros play off each other.

    Gable and Day are surrounded by a highly capable cast, especially (Oscar-nominated) Gig Young, a gifted comedy farceur, breezing through his patented "other man" role with effortless charm and skill. Here he plays Doris' handsome, long-standing beau who appears to be everything the roughhewn Gable isn't...glib, educated, charismatic, polished, impeccably-mannered, highly intellectual, a fabulous dancer, and an expert on practically every subject. Sounds like quite a catch to me! However, he's NOT the lead, so...

    Sexpot Mamie Van Doren has a small, knockout role as Clark's platinum-blonde squeeze, a club singer who gets to bump and grind the hell out of a great solo number, "I'm the Girl Who Invented Rock and Roll." Trying to pass the bombshell off as an intellectual herself to impress Doris, the song pretty much says it all about Mamie, much to Clark's chagrin and Doris' delight. Day gets added laughs later when she gets to mimic the song as a sheepish Clark looks on. Others hitching a ride on this merry-go-romp are Nick Adams playing, as always, an earnest rookie, and Marion Ross and Jack Albertson in minor, pre-TV stardom supports.

    The pace is brisk, the actors fetching, the comedy fresh and the fun contagious. Clark and Doris, despite their vast age difference, make such a good team you'd swear they had worked together before. Nope, this was their only pairing. So enjoy!
    9guyfs

    Beautiful Doris Day, brilliant Clark Gable

    Has anyone ever looked more beautiful than Doris Day does in this film? I doubt it. Also notable as one of the last of Clark Gable's films and certainly one of his best. He has ample opportunity to display his genius for comic timing, often unjustly neglected.
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    An often ignored classic

    I first saw Teacher's Pet when I was six years old. I'm a mere 19 now, and I still love this movie. Clark Gable was, is, and always will be the epitome of the word "star" Even though this film was almost 20 years after Gone With The Wind, Gable is still handsome and charismatic as the jagged, disagreeable, stubborn reporter. Gig Young and Mamie Van Doren help Gable to push this movie into the classics hall of fame. A definite must see for all viewers.**** out of ****
    7PudgyPandaMan

    Loved the dialogue!

    I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked this movie. I wasn't sure I would like Gable & Day together - that their age difference would be too awkward (she looked even younger than her 34 years and he was 58). But their chemistry worked. I like Doris much better when she isn't singing all the time - you get to really appreciate her acting skills!

    I especially liked the smart dialogue in places. The ongoing debate of experience vs. education. I thought the analogy of the conductor was beautiful (see quotes page). Also, the comparison that "Experience is the jockey - Education is the horse." The screenwriters certainly deserved their Oscar nod for this gem!

    I also was pleasantly surprised to see a young Marion Ross (Mrs. Cunningham on "Happy Days") in the role as Ms. Day's assistant.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was deliberately filmed in black and white in an attempt to disguise Clark Gable's age and weight.
    • Goofs
      When Pine corrects Gannon about the year of Bill Wambsganss' unassisted triple play in the World Series (1920), he says that was the first year the Series was a best-of-9 format. Actually, the 1919 Series (Cincinnati over White Sox) was best-of-9, as was the first Series of modern times in 1903. The last of the best-of-9 games World Series were, as Pine stated, in 1920 and 1921.
    • Quotes

      James Gannon: How could you give up a real newspaper job for teaching?

      Erica Stone: Well, that's a very good question, Mr. Gallagher. Maybe for the same reason that occasionally a musician wants to be a conductor, he wants to hear a hundred people play music the way he hears it.

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    • Soundtracks
      Teacher's Pet
      Words and Music by Joe Lubin

      Performed by Doris Day (uncredited)

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1958 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Teacher's Pet
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Perlsea Company
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    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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