Walk, Don’t Run is a 1966 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters. It stars Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. The story is set in Tokyo during the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, where two men and a woman share a small apartment, leading to romantic entanglements.
Plot
Walk, Don’t Run is a 1966 romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters, starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. The plot revolves around the following events:
- Sir William Rutland (played by Cary Grant) is an elderly English businessman who comes to Tokyo on business and struggles to find housing due to the housing shortage during the 1964 Summer Olympic Games.
- Rutland meets Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), a woman renting out the sitting room of her one-bedroom apartment as a bedroom for the duration of his short-term stay.
- Christine is engaged to Julius P. Haversack (played by John Standing), a British diplomat who is considered boring and officious by Rutland.
- Rutland notices the attraction between Christine and Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), an athlete with the American Olympic team who is reluctant to disclose his event.
- Rutland plays cupid and helps bring Christine and Steve together, leading to a phony marriage and eventually a real one.
The film is set in Tokyo during the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, where two men and a woman share a small apartment, leading to romantic entanglements.
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Cast
- Cary Grant as Sir William Rutland
- Samantha Eggar as Christine Easton
- Jim Hutton as Steve Davis
- John Standing as Julius P. Haversack
- Miiko Taka as Aiko Kurawa
- Ted Hartley as Yuri Andreyovitch
- Ben Astar as Police Inspector
- Lois Kiuchi as Mrs. Hikoichi
- George Takei as Police Captain
- Teru Shimada as Kurawa
- Laya Raki as Kyoko Fujisaki
- Richard Peel as British Embassy Official
- Paul Togawa as Japanese Official
- Tatsuo Miyamura as Japanese Official
Director - Charles Walters.
Writer - Sol Saks and Garson Kanin, based on a story by Robert Russell and Frank Ross.
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Genre – Romantic Comedy
Release Date: June 8, 1966.
Reception
The film Walk, Don’t Run received generally positive reception. It is known as Cary Grant's last movie and is an enjoyable romantic comedy. The New York Times described it as "a pleasant, easy-to-take comedy" and praised the performances of the lead actors. While the film may not be considered a classic, it is generally viewed as a charming and light-hearted romantic comedy.
