3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
1964 film
- May 29, 1964 (1964-05-29)
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3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt is a 1964 comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren and Tommy Noonan, who also directed and co-wrote the film.
Plot
An out of work Method actor is hired by a stripper, a male model, and a car salesman to listen to their problems and go see a psychiatrist[1] on their behalf; the three "nuts" lack the funds to see the psychiatrist on their own, hence the request.[2] The actor has to pretend that he alone has all the problems of the three who hired him. The psychiatrist is naturally intrigued and begins secretly recording her sessions with him.[3][4]
Cast
- Mamie Van Doren as Saxie Symbol
- Tommy Noonan as himself
- Ziva Rodann as Dr. Myrna Von
- Paul Gilbert as Joe Lynch
- John Cronin as Bruce Bernard
- Howard Koch as Dr. Otis Salverson
Background
On the bonus material section of the film's DVD release, Mamie Van Doren said that this film was inspired by the success of the sex comedy Promises! Promises! which starred Jayne Mansfield and also Tommy Noonan. She said that she was approached to play the lead in Promises! Promises!, but turned it down. Once that film became a hit for Jayne Mansfield, Noonan wrote and directed this film, with Van Doren in mind for a lead role.
References
- ^ Miller, Jeanne (1964), '3 Nuts' Only a Bare and Blunt Vehicle for Mamie Van Doren, The San Francisco Examiner, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Three-Way Personality, Valley News, 1964, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Double Feature Opens At Bama; Noonan is Star, The Anniston Star, 1965, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Bumbling Inspector Chases Elke in Feature at Rivoli, The Muncie Star, 1964, retrieved 13 March 2023
External links
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt at IMDb
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt at AllMovie
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt at the TCM Movie Database
- 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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