Two for the Seesaw Overview:

Two for the Seesaw (1962) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert Wise and Walter Mirisch.

Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyTed McCordNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by Andre Previn; Lyrics by Dory LangdonNominated
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Robert Mitchum's Sad Eyes: Two for the Seesaw (1962)

By Google profile on Aug 29, 2007 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Certain die-hard Robert Mitchum fans, such as myself, hold a dear secret about one tiny particular aspect of his lengthy career. No, I'm not talking about his brief foray into the music industry with his Calypso album (::shudders::). I'm referring to the few select romantic films he made. Mitchum is... Read full article


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Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: Jerry?
Jerry Ryan: What?
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: You don't like me any more?
Jerry Ryan: I hate you. Is that passionate enough?


Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: I gotta get outta here before you slug me.
Jerry Ryan: Slug you? That what you expect from your romances?
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: When it comes to men, I expect the worst.


Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz: So then you say, "need you". I need you. Who says these things in black and white? You care about somebody, you don't make 'em ask. Like a bill that's gotta be paid. What kind of giving is that? So when you ask me to hand myself over on a platter... Well, what do you hand over, Jerry? What'll I get? Jake, I pay a penny, I get a penny candy. But you... You're a big 10-buck box and all I'll get is the cellophane. You short-change people. You make it look like you're giving but you don't.


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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were both set to do this film but when Taylor became ill during the early filming of Cleopatra, Newman was able to do The Hustler instead.
The original Broadway production of "Two for the Seesaw" by William Gibson opened at the Booth Theater in New York on January 16, 1958, ran for 750 performances and was nominated for the 1958 Tony Award for the Best Play.
Based on the Broadway play, which starred Anne Bancroft and Henry Fonda.
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