The Wheeler Dealers

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The Wheeler Dealers

1963

1h 46m

Comedy

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Discriminatory boss Bullard Bear (Jim Backus) seeks to ax Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) as a stock analyst at his brokerage firm, so he assigns her some stock shares to improve, knowing all along they are actually worthless. Although the company, Universal Widgets, went out of production in the mid-19th century, Molly convinces rich Texan Henry Tyroon (James Garner) to invest, and before long the bogus stocks are soaring and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hot on their trail.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

With some re-casting, less syrupy lighting and décor, and either slick cynical direction by Billy Wilder or fast farce direction by Norman Jewison, the same script could have a thoroughly, instead of partially, amusing film.

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

A pleasant, escapist, frothy affair.

Oct 3, 2018

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Howard M

Louis Nye and John Astin are hilarious. The rest of the movie, not so much.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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steve d

Cute but not especially memorable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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ashley h

The Wheeler Dealers is an amazing film. It is about a big-time Texas wheeler-dealer who runs out of money, and goes to New York City to raise $1.5 million. Lee Remick and James Garner give fantastic performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Arthur Hiller did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor. The Wheeler Dealers is a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Light hearted fun. Remick and Garner,along with the rest of the cast, do an absolute wonderful job

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Love it great escape!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Classical comedy romance done right. Rest in peace Mr. Garner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

Discriminatory boss Bullard Bear (Jim Backus) seeks to ax Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) as a stock analyst at his brokerage firm, so he assigns her some stock shares to improve, knowing all along they are actually worthless. Although the company, Universal Widgets, went out of production in the mid-19th century, Molly convinces rich Texan Henry Tyroon (James Garner) to invest, and before long the bogus stocks are soaring and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hot on their trail.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Filmways Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 1963, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 46m

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