Summary
The Birds and the Bees is an American film comedy first released in 1956,
directed by Norman Taurog.
The film stars George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven, Reginald Gardiner and Fred Clark.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Norman Taurog
- Script: Monckton Hoffe, Sidney Sheldon, Preston Sturges
- Photo: Daniel L. Fapp
- Music: Walter Scharf
- Cast: George Gobel (George ’Hotsy’ Hamilton II), Mitzi Gaynor (Jean Harris aka Countess Louise), David Niven (Colonel Patrick Henry Harris), Reginald Gardiner (Gerald), Fred Clark (Horace Hamilton), Harry Bellaver (Marty Kennedy), Hans Conried (Duc Jacques de Montaigne), Margery Maude (Mrs. Hamilton), Clinton Sundberg (Purser), Milton Frome (Assistant Butler), Rex Evans (Burrows – Butler), King Donovan (Waiter), Mary Treen (Mrs. Burnside), Charles Lane (Charlie Jenkins – Bartender), Valerie Allen (Girl), Edit Angold (German Mother), Roscoe Ates (Vendor), Mary Benoit (Guest), John Benson (Guest), Barry Bernard (Guest), Don Blackman (Native), Nina Borget (French Mother), Anne-Marie Brunius (Swedish Mother), James Burke (Steward), Vera Burnett (Guest), Charles Cane (Waiter), Kathryn Card (Guest), Robert Carson (Bit Role), Evelyn Ceder (Mother), Audrey Conti (Guest), Kevin Corcoran (Hans), Estelle Etterre (Mother), Charles Evans (Father), Douglas Evans (Guest), Frances Farwell (Girl), Bess Flowers (Mother), Steven Geray (Bartender), Dick Gordon (Guest), Greta Granstedt (Guest), Marion Gray (Mother), Donna Jo Gribble (Girl), Marilyn Hanold (Girl), Stuart Holmes (Guest), Renate Hoy (Countess Von Lindorff), Kitty Kelly (Mother), Cynthia Leighton (Designer), Leota Lorraine (Guest), Bette Lynne (Girl), James Scott Melville (Andre), Charles Meredith (Passenger), Harold Miller (Guest), Hans Moebus (Guest), Peggy Moffitt (Penny), Matt Moore (Passenger), James Parnell (Waiter), Paul Power (Jewelry Salesman), Bartlett Robinson (Guest), Rolfe Sedan (Cabin Steward), Cy Stevens (Tailor), Grady Sutton (Bit Role), Paul Thompson (Native), Jean Vachon (Guest), Norma Varden (Passenger), Kenneth Washington (Native), Sally Yarnell (Girl)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 94 min
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