For Singles Only
| For Singles Only | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Screenplay by | Hal Collins Arthur Dreifuss |
| Story by | Arthur Hoerl Albert Derr |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | John Saxon Mary Ann Mobley Lana Wood Mark Richman Milton Berle |
| Cinematography | John F. Warren |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis William McMillin |
| Music by | Fred Karger |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Four-Leaf Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
For Singles Only is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring John Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley in her final film, Lana Wood, Peter Mark Richman and Ann Elder.[1]
Plot
[edit]Close friends Anne Carr and Helen Todd move into a singles complex where every tenant must be unmarried and under 30.
A couple of neighbors make a wager with bachelor playboy Bret Hendley that he can't seduce Anne successfully. Bret is too much a gentleman to accept, but when Anne learns the money would pay for Bret's college education, she willingly goes along with a romance.
Mr. Parker, the building's manager, throws an engagement party for Bret and Anne, then proceeds to evict them from the premises. While they work through their issues, Helen endures a traumatic experience, making her consider giving up men for good.
Cast
[edit]- John Saxon as Bret Hendley
- Mary Ann Mobley as Anne Carr
- Lana Wood as Helen Todd
- Mark Richman as Gerald Pryor (as Mark Richman)
- Ann Elder as Nydia Walker
- Chris Noel as Lily
- Marty Ingels as Archibald Baldwin
- Hortense Petra as Miss Jenks
- Charles Robinson III as Jim Allen
- Duke Hobbie as Bob Merrick
- Walter Wanderley Trio as Themselves
- Talya Ferro as Self
- Cal Tjader Band as Themselves
- The Lewis & Clarke Expedition as Themselves (as Lewis & Clark Expedition)
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as Themselves
- Sunshine Company as Themselves (as The Sunshine Company)
- Milton Berle as Mr Parker
Production
[edit]Filming started 18 September 1967.[2] It was a rare comedy role for John Saxon.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]A contemporary review in The New York Times by film critic Vincent Canby described the film as "a mindless, witless romantic drama about the mindless, witless young people who live, swim and boogoloo all day in one of those southern California apartment houses restricted to chamois-skinned unmarrieds," adding that the movie "is really an impotent fantasy about the sex life of the young [...] only an elderly movie producer living in southern California could remain alive and yet be so dead to the meaning of the world around him."[4] In her review for AllMovie, critic Sandra Brennan wrote that the film "is basically about the exploitation [of] two naive young women," one of whom "gains firsthand experience with gang rape and suicide."[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ For Singles Only at IMDb
- ^ 'Detective' Type Role for Mia Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1967: e12.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "Singular California". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "For Singles Only (1968)". AllMovie. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
External links
[edit]- For Singles Only at IMDb
- For Singles Only at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› For Singles Only at AllMovie
- For Singles Only at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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