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Release Date: 1963

Cast: Louis Nye, Phil Harris, Lee Remick, James Garner, Elliott Reid, Jim Backus, Chill Wills, Pat Harrington, Jr., John Astin

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Romance Film, Farce, Satire, Romantic Comedy

The Wheeler Dealers (released as Separate Beds in the UK) is a 1963 comedy film starring James Garner and Lee Remick and featuring Chill Wills and Jim Backus. The movie was written by George Goodman and Ira Wallach, based on Goodman's novel, and directed by Arthur Hiller. Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) is a stockbroker languishing in a company run by sexist Bullard Bear (Jim Backus). When the company does poorly, he has to fire somebody. Molly is the obvious choice, but to avoid charges of sex discrimination, he assigns her the seemingly impossible task of unloading shares of an obscure... MORE

The Wheeler Dealers (released as Separate Beds in the UK) is a 1963 comedy film starring James Garner and Lee Remick and featuring Chill Wills and Jim Backus. The movie was written by George Goodman and Ira Wallach, based on Goodman's novel, and directed by Arthur Hiller. Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) is a stockbroker languishing in a company run by sexist Bullard Bear (Jim Backus). When the company does poorly, he has to fire somebody. Molly is the obvious choice, but to avoid charges of sex discrimination, he assigns her the seemingly impossible task of unloading shares of an obscure company called Universal Widgets, figuring that when she fails, he will have an excuse to dismiss her. Molly meets Henry Tyroon (James Garner), an aggressive wheeler dealer who dresses, talks, and acts like a stereotypical Texas millionaire. He's more interested in her than in Universal Widgets, but decides to help in order to get closer to her. As they spend time together, Molly watches Henry make complicated business deals, often in partnership with his Texan cronies, Jay Ray (Chill Wills), Ray Jay (Phil Harris), and J.R. (Charles Watts). One such deal is a venture into dealing modern art, with the LESS