Story of movie Never A Dull Moment 1950 Film :
Never a Dull Moment is a 1950 American comedy film from RKO, starring Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray. The film is based on the 1943 book Who Could Ask For Anything More? by Kay Swift. The filming took place between December 5, 1949, and February 1, 1950 in Thousand Oaks, California.
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| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Produced by | Harriet Parsons |
| Screenplay by | Lou Breslow and Doris Anderson |
| Based on | the 1943 novel Who Could Ask for Anything More by Kay Swift |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Fred MacMurray |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Robert Swink |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $1,425,000 (US) or $1.8 million |
Screenplay
At a rodeo in New York, visiting cowboy Chris Heyward is charmed to make the acquaintance of Kay Kingsley, a songwriter. They marry and move out west to his ranch.
Wyoming welcomes her, including Chris' former romantic interest Jean Morrow and his two daughters from a previous marriage, Nan and Tina. A rival rancher named Mears holds the water rights to his land and is accidentally humiliated by Kay at a dance.
She tries without complaint to adjust to her new life, but it is hard. A windstorm threatens their home, the children are leery of her and Kay accidentally kills Mears' prize steer.
Offered a job back in New York that could help pay for the water, Kay takes it but alienates Chris. He needs to be persuaded by the kids to return east and win her back.
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- "Once You Find Your Guy" (sung by Dunne in the film's opening minutes)
- "The Man with the Big Felt Hat"
- "Sagebrush Lullaby"
The New York Times critic Bosley Crowther described the film as a "miserably tedious farce" whose "sole achievement as entertainment is the presentation of Irene Dunne in a series of rustic encounters that are about as funny as stepping on a nail."
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