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Having Wonderful Time

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Office worker Teddy (Ginger Rogers) tries to get over a love affair turned sour by vacationing at a summer mountain resort. She pretends to be more cultured and sophisticated than she really is, but her act is challenged by a handsome waiter named Chick (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.). She also befriends Miriam (Lucille Ball) and Henrietta (Eve Arden), whose screwball personalities prevent Teddy from getting too full of herself. As everyone pursues romance, the resort soon becomes a hotbed of drama.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/22/2019
Recommended. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/25/2010
B-
Loses some of its colorful Borscht Belt flavor, but the star power of Ginger Rogers keeps it diverting. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ G Dec 20 Even the lovely Miss Rogers can't save this stink bomb. Red Skelton's brand of unfunny comedy doesn't help it any. See more Steve D 05/18/2023 Cluttered and plotless. See more 11/30/2013 ginger is the only reason to see this See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alfred Santell

Director

Ginger Rogers

Thema "Teddy" Shaw

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Chick Kirkland

Lucille Ball

Miriam "Screwball"

Peggy Conklin

Fay Coleman

Lee Bowman

Buzzy Armbruster
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Synopsis Office worker Teddy (Ginger Rogers) tries to get over a love affair turned sour by vacationing at a summer mountain resort. She pretends to be more cultured and sophisticated than she really is, but her act is challenged by a handsome waiter named Chick (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.). She also befriends Miriam (Lucille Ball) and Henrietta (Eve Arden), whose screwball personalities prevent Teddy from getting too full of herself. As everyone pursues romance, the resort soon becomes a hotbed of drama.
Director
Alfred Santell
Screenwriter
Arthur Kober
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 14, 2007
Runtime
1h 11m