Feeling neglected by her busy architect husband, pregnant shen yizhen befriends downtoearth bookshop owner zhou shangen and begins to keep a diary. Run for your wife original broadway cast 1989 broadway. It premiered on abc in the united states on october 28, 2009. As her seemingly idyllic life begins to crumble, a lonely woman in a restrictive marriage starts an affair with a gentle bookstore owner. I didnt find any part of the play boring or even annoying. Tia hawkes costumes are period appropriate and the sound design and direction also. Jay and gloria argue about an outfit for manny, and a minor problem with lily gets blown out of proportion by mitchell and cameron. For its first foray in british comedy, we chose an author who is a master of the material of british farce. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
With the comedy play run for your wife, i think the comedy as a whole was a well written play that kept the attention of the reader at all times. The honeymooners is a classic american television sitcom created by and starring jackie gleason, based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of his variety show. They had built a dynasty in the old west and there was a neverending list of those who wanted to take away what theyd worked so hard to build. Run for your wife is a ukmade 2012 film, based on the theatre farce run for your wife, written by ray cooney, who along with john luton also directed the film. This cabbys predicament will have the audience rolling in the aisles as he runs back and forth from wife to wife in this superb example of a classic farce. Official theatrical movie poster for run for your wife 1966. Two policemen, troughton and porterhouse, also get wrapped up in the story due to an unthinking act of heroism on the part of john smith, and just helping to add to the confusion are the upstairs neighbours from each of the smith residences, stanley and bobby. Run for your wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro.
When he doesnt come home, his wife stephanie sarah harding calls the police and so does his other wife michelle denise van outen soon john is out of hospital, racing to stop the police finding out hes a bigamist and to stop his two wives finding out their cab. My brothers wife 1966 doris wishman releases allmovie. Riccardo, an unhappily married middle aged italian working for a shoe factory, goes to america on a four day business trip. Read the full synopsis of run for your wife, 1966, directed by gian luigi polidoro, with ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. Mick gambrill and barbara cole a couple are taking the biggest day of their lives in their stride. Mick gambrill, 46, and barbara cole, 43, are getting married while they run the london marathon. It is, quite simply, the funniest thing that i have ever seen. In his senior year, he went to the prom with pearl, his future wife. Prather constructing simple yet nicely detailed, sidebyside living rooms that allow the play to unfold in both locations simultaneously. The trouserdropping 80s stage farce finally hits the big screen with danny dyer, to kill off any remaining british selfrespect. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Run for your wife is released in uk cinemas 14th february 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. A successful lawyer ben gazzara is told by his doctor hes terminally ill, and will be dead in less than two years. Watch last week tonight with john oliver season 7 online free in high quality kissseries.
Run for your wife 1989 broadway tickets, news, info, photos. I think it had great humor which helped with the whole process of reading it and finding it enjoyable to read at the same time. The plot develops involving john smith, a london cabbie, who is happily married to mary and, at the same time, happily married to barbara. Shane 10 facts about the 1966 tv series starring david. Run for your wife, second street players fall comedy, opens at riverfront theater in downtown milford on friday, sept.
Add your headshots, reels, resume, credits and skills and get scouted by industry pros. On may 9, 1971, the last original episode of the sitcom the honeymooners, starring. Find release information for my brothers wife 1966 doris wishman on allmovie. Claire and phil have mixed feelings regarding the first day of school for the kids. Starring ben gazzara as paul bryan season 2 nbc 196667 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Watch series online free in high quality kissseries.
Run for your wife 1966 an italian becomes disillusioned after being unable to find a rich american wife. The palms theatre production of ray cooneys run for your wife, a successful farce that ran for nine years in london, becomes just that, with extremely effective and welltimed comic performances and direction john smith is an easygoing, happily married london taxi driver. Upon release the film was savaged by critics and has been referred to as one of the worst films of all time, after it grossed just. Bobby richardson on 1960s yankees, his mickey mantle bond.
Run for your wife fulfils none of these conditions and is woefully dated in its misogyny and homophobia. Reading it isnt half as much fun as watching it, so try to persuade your local community theatre or high school to produce it. Feb 16, 20 run for your wife fulfils none of these conditions and is woefully dated in its misogyny and homophobia. The series was created by roy huggins, who had previously explored the man on the move concept with the fugitive. Neil hickey, tv guides new york bureau chief and author of some of the best news features published by the magazine, presents the first of a fourpart series on howand how welltelevision is covering its. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january 1965, and starred jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike, majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. A lamentable bigscreen version of the 1983 stage farce run for your. When he doesnt come home, his wife stephanie sarah harding calls the police and so does his other wife michelle denise van outen soon john is out of hospital, racing to stop the police finding out hes a bigamist and to stop his two wives finding out their cab driver husband has been taking them both for a ride. Run for your wife is the story of john smith danny dyer, who leads one life in stockwell, south london, where he is happily married to michelle denise van outen, and another life in finsbury. Run for your wife 1989 broadway tickets, news, info.
Richardson, 84, who retired at the age of 31 after the 1966 season, appeared in seven world series, winning three and batting. Run for your wife, wi open casting call the fireside. The american wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro plot. Run for your wife broadway, run for your wife original cast list, original cast, current cast. Run for your wife is the sixth episode of the abc series modern family. When done right, a british farce can be a hysterical, comic frenzy. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. Apr 18, 2020 richardson, 84, who retired at the age of 31 after the 1966 season, appeared in seven world series, winning three and batting. The sequel to run for your wife finds the bigamist taxi driver john smith still keeping his two families in different parts of london, both happy and blissfully unaware of each other. Run for your wife on stage in london, the ray cooney farce. Gazzara as paul bryan with guest star joan collins. Feeling neglected by her busy architect husband, pregnant shen yizhen befriends downtoearth bookshop owner zhou shangen and begins to keep a. In 1966, gleason began creating hourlong honeymooners episodes, which. Threequarters of the british acting profession over the age of 60, all of them old chums.
When shane debuted in 1966, the britishborn actress was married to actor david mccallum, then starring as. This boxed set consists of all 70 episodes of the series all too brief run, as well as the rarely seen pilot in color and one color episode. On the good wife season 7 episode 1, alicia attempts to revive her struggling law career by representing arrestees seeking release on bail in bond court. Modern family run for your wife tv episode 2009 imdb. The andy griffith shows seventh season 196667 was the beginning of the end for the venerable family comedy griffith brought it to a close with the next season, but the gentle humor and likable characters that helped make it one of the most popular series on television are still in fine form.
The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada. Overview of run for your wife, 1966, directed by gian luigi polidoro, with ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, at turner classic movies. Five of the seven world series went to seven games. He lives with stephanie in finsbury and michelle in. Run for your wife is a perfect fit for the intimate marquee theatre at the palms, with set and props designer thomas r. Each episode tells of the places he goes and the people he meets, from bums riding the rails, to gigolos. In new york city he meets an old friend who married a wealthy american woman and sets off across america.
It followed the lives of new york city bus driver ralph kramden gleason, his wife alice audrey meadows and his best friend ed norton, as they get involved with various scenarios and schemes in their. A film adaptation of run for your wife, codirected by ray cooney and john luton, was released on 14 february 20, with both briers and cribbins appearing in cameo roles. Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space. Series description the big valley tv show was a 60 minute western action series on abc about a strongwilled widow who was the leader of the barkley family on their huge ranch in a big valley, circa 1870. The american wife is a 1965 italian comedy film directed by gian luigi polidoro. By the way, the drawings in this article are taken from the famous series of photos which are. Starring ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming. Run for your wife is a 1983 comedy play by ray cooney. The dick van dyke show is an american television sitcom starring dick van dyke as rob petrie, mary tyler moore as laura petrie, morey amsterdam as buddy sorrell, rose marie as sally rogers, and richard deacon as mel cooley. Danny dyer on the jonathan ross show series 6 ep 5. While marathon woman tells the fuller story of my life before, during and after the momentous. Aug 01, 1984 with the comedy play run for your wife, i think the comedy as a whole was a well written play that kept the attention of the reader at all times. On a dark sixmile run in a wild snowstorm in mid december 1966, i had a terrible. Threequarters of the british acting profession over.
Lisi marries curtis after he convinces her that scott has been killed in a plane crash. Marathonmad mick first asked barbara to step out with him while training for endurance races at a sports complex in. Taking a break from the bard in the indoor season, hsc decides to delve into the comic stylings from across the pond. Jan 28, 20 run for your wife is released in uk cinemas 14th february 20 john smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in different areas of london because of his irregular working schedule. This fastpaced show tells the story of london cab driver john smith. Run for your wife is released in uk cinemas 14th february 20 john.
October 1, 1966 f or the first time, the stain of the 1960svietnamgraces the cover of this weeks tv guide. Ctva us drama run for your life roy hugginsuniversal. See which famous celebrities and historical figures married and divorced in 1966. With ed oneill, sofia vergara, julie bowen, ty burrell. I was lucky enough to see run for your wife on stage in london several times, starring ray cooney himself. Alicia and will have only 72 hours to prove that a freight train crash was caused by the train company and not the engin. He decides to do all of the things for which he never had time. On a dark sixmile run in a wild snowstorm in middecember 1966, i had a terrible. During the korean war, italian nurse virna lisi falls in love with two american fliers, tony curtis and george c. Run for your life is an american television drama television series starring ben gazzara as a man with only a short time to live.
Sep 21, 2014 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. This is a production of the play run for your wife. Oct 20, 2009 watch the good wife season 1, episode 5 crash. She soon discovers scott is alive, but remains happily married to curtis until scott reenters. All 4 songs featured in the good wife season 6 episode 1. Danny dyer, denise van outen and, er, christopher biggins. The series ran for five seasons on cbs, lasting 158 halfhour episodes. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Asolo repertory theatre 20202021 season, equity video submission. Run for your wife original, play, broadway opened in new york city mar 7, 1989 and played through apr 9, 1989. With ugo tognazzi, marina vlady, rhonda fleming, juliet prowse. John smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. In the episode, it is the first day back to school for the kids and, at the dunphy house, phil oversteps when he misreads how claire is coping with an empty nest.