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CACTUS FLOWER. Barry Nelson as a playboy dentist who must persuade his spinsterish nurse (Lauren Bacall) to fill in as his "wife" because his mistress (Brenda Vaccaro) won't agree to marry him until she meets his supposed spouse. Daft farce, deftly directed by Abe Burrows...
CACTUS FLOWER. A playboy dentist (Barry Nelson) who has drilled himself into a trap of lies persuades his spinsterish nurse (Lauren Bacall) to fill in as his "wife" because his mistress (Brenda Vaccaro) won't agree to marry him until she meets his supposed spouse. Abe Burrows directs this daft farce with a deft touch...
CACTUS FLOWER. France's humor, like its wine, travels well, since it is usually about a universal subject, sex. With Abe Burrows at the helm, this farce about a rouéish dentist whose idea of honesty is to tell his mistress he's married when he's not, has made a successful crossing. Lauren Bacall and Barry Nelson are on board...
...surprise is understandable. Success may be nothing new to Lauren Bacall, but it is nothing recent either. At 41 she is appearing in her first stage hit, Abe Burrows' Cactus Flower. It has been 23 years since she rose to star status with her first picture, To Have and Have...
Competitors complained that Phillips got preferential treatment. They pointed to the fact that Puerto Rico, which was anxious to have Phillips, was represented by the Washington law firm of Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, a close friend of Lyndon Johnson's. Phillips' attorney, moreover, was former Interior Secretary Oscar L. Chapman. Despite the furor, Johnson finally approved the quota change last month after Puerto Rican officials pointed out that, among 12 oil companies, only Phillips had agreed to their joint venture and reinvestment requirements...