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It Started with a Kiss
It started with a kiss...and ended like this in romantic Spain!
1959 | 104m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | George Marshall |
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| Writer: | Charles Lederer, Valentine Davies |
| Staring: |
| While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to be problematic. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1959 |
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| Director: | George Marshall |
| Writer: | Charles Lederer, Valentine Davies |
| Genres: | Romance, Comedy |
| Keywords | spain, bullfighting, madrid, spain, wine cellar, matador (bullfighter), romcom, wealth, military officer, automobile, newlywed, gold digger, sex comedy, raffle, hasty marriage, sex, party, car, cadiz, spain, physical attraction, charity bazaar, cold shower |
| Production Companies | Arcola Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Ford | Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick |
| Debbie Reynolds | Maggie Putnam |
| Eva Gabor | Marquesa Marion de la Rey |
| Gustavo Rojo | Antonio Soriano |
| Fred Clark | Maj. Gen. Tim O'Connell |
| Edgar Buchanan | Congressman Richard Tappe |
| Harry Morgan | Charles Meriden |
| Robert Warwick | Congressman Muir |
| Frances Bavier | Mrs. Tappe |
| Netta Packer | Mrs. Muir |
| Robert Cunningham | The Major |
| Alice Backes | Sally Meriden |
| Carmen Phillips | Belvah |
| Don Anderson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jan Arvan | Butler (uncredited) |
| Benjie Bancroft | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Shirley Blackwell | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gene Blakely | Corp. Mack (uncredited) |
| Willis Bouchey | Officer at Airport (voice) (uncredited) |
| William Boyett | Alec (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Jan Brooks | WAAF (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Majordomo (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Rick Crewes | Sgt. Vegas (uncredited) |
| Richard Deacon | Capt. Porter (uncredited) |
| Francis De Sales | Car Company Representative (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Abel Franco | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Warren Frost | Lt. McCann (uncredited) |
| Martín Garralaga | Señor Lagonzaga (uncredited) |
| Kay Garrett | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | Guard (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ed Haskett | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| George Hoagland | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Hutton | Alvin Ashley (uncredited) |
| Morgan Jones | George (uncredited) |
| Pat Jones | Model (uncredited) |
| Sid Kane | Servant (uncredited) |
| Betty Koch | Model (uncredited) |
| Richard LaMarr | Man Admiring Car (uncredited) |
| Joi Lansing | Checkroom Girl (uncredited) |
| Perk Lazelle | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Edward Le Veque | Butler (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Madrid | Servant (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marsac | Don Pablo (uncredited) |
| David O. McCall | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Howard McNear | Emile (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| George Nardelli | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Bullfight Spectator (uncredited) |
| José Portugal | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Isabel Randolph | Mrs. Chalmers (uncredited) |
| Paul Ravel | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marion Ross | Diane (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Bullfight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Scott Seaton | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Seel | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) |
| J. Lewis Smith | Military Policeman (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevens | Bullfight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ralph Taeger | Tommy (uncredited) |
| Virginia Walper | Model (uncredited) |
| Harlan Warde | Air Force Major (uncredited) |
| Luree Wiese | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Kenny Williams | Lighting Director (uncredited) |
| Carleton Young | McVey (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Marshall | Director |
| Charles Lederer | Screenplay, Songs |
| Valentine Davies | Story |
| Jeff Alexander | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Rudy Render | Songs |
| Robert J. Bronner | Director of Photography |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Charles K. Hagedon | Colorist |
| John McSweeney Jr. | Editor |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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