Sweet Charity (1969) |
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Sweet Charity Cast |
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Shirley MacLaine
(as Charity Hope Valentine)
with Ricardo Montalban
(as Vittorio Vidal)
John McMartin
(as Oscar)
with Shirley MacLaine
(as Charity Hope Valentine)
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Other InformationAwardsMusical Laurel Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: 2nd place) Female Comedy Performance Laurel Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: 2nd place) Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy Golden Globes [1970] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) Academy Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Costume Design Academy Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Academy Awards [1970] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Plot SummaryShirley MacLaine plays Charity Hope Valentine who, despite her job at a seedy dime-a-dance joint, is an incurable optimist. Charity never stops looking for true love and never seems to look for it in the right places. We first see her in the company ... TaglineThe Musical Motion Picture of the 70`s! Love is what it`s all about! ...The Musical Excitement of the 70`s ..Spend a Wonderful Time with `Sweet Charity` Hey Big Spender ! DiscographySinglesWhere Am I Going? I Love to Cry at Weddings Sweet Charity The Rhythm of Life It`s a Nice Face There`s Gotta Be Something Better Than This If My Friends Could See Me Now Rich Man`s Frug Big Spender My Personal Property |
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Sweet Charity (1969) was nominated for the following awards:
Golden GlobesLaurel Awards |
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Sweet Charity has no fans yet!
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Trivia |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Oscar Lindquist: The odds against us are at least a hundred to one.
Charity Hope Valentine: Those are the best odds I ever had.
Fandango Taxi Girls: Hey Big Spender, Spend a little time with me. Fun! Laughs! Good times! Fun! Laughs! Good times!
Nickie: How`s about it, Palsy?
Charity Hope Valentine: Fickle Finger of Fate!
Charity Hope Valentine: Wow, this place is sure full of celebrities. I`m the only one in here I`ve never heard of.
Helene: There ain`t no use flappin` your wings, `cause we are stuck in the flypaper of life!
Vittorio: Without love, life would have no purpose.
Trivia Ben Vereen`s movie debut.
Lee Roy Reams` film debut.
Chita Rivera`s film debut.
Sweet Charity opened at the Palace Theater on January 29, 1966 and ran for 608 performances. John McMartin reprises his role in the movie. Marie Wallace originated the part of Ursula in the Broadway production of Sweet Charity. Original producer `Ross Hunter` dropped out after a conflict with director Bob Fosse over how to handle the racy story line.
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