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Private Detective | New York City
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Budget 2,532,000 USD
Box Office Collection 3,225,000 USD
According to her 1975 autobiography, "Doris Day: Her Own Story" (co-written with A.E. Hotchner), Miss Day attended a show-biz party the night before she planned to leave for New York City. Also at the gathering was lyric writer Sammy Cahn who, taking Doris aside, explained that she would be the right match for the Cahn-Jule Styne score of this upcoming film. When, at Mr. Cahn's urging, Doris sang "Embraceable You" (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin) for the party crowd, she was heard by director Michael Curtiz, who then asked her to test for the role of Georgia Garrett.
This was Doris Day's first acting role, and she was extremely naive about how movies were made. She wrote in her autobiography that the first scenes to be filmed would be aboard the cruise ship, and on the first day, she walked onto the sound stage and asked when they would be leaving for the boat. The crew broke up laughing.
Although she had 4th billing in this film, her screen debut, audience reaction to Doris Day was so strong and immediate that Warners signed her to a 7 year contract, during which she appeared in dozens of films and became a Top Ten Box Office star.
Because Warner ace director Michael Curtiz owed the government $350,000 in back taxes, the studio set him up in his own production company. When Betty Hutton bowed out, Styne suggested Doris Day without knowing that she had already been turned down by the studio because of a bad screen test. Producer Henry Blanke was persuaded to supervise a second, much more successful test. When Styne threatened to use Day in his own picture, Curtiz acquiesced.
Doris Day and Jack Carson, who met while making this film, had a brief romance.
"Michael Kent: Are you a good detective? Peter Virgil: Naturally, why? Michael Kent: Where did you do your traning? Peter Virgil: In the army. Intelligence G2. Michael Kent: Well how are you at the job? Peter Virgil: We won the war didn't we?"
"Michael Kent: My wife is leaving day after tomorrow on a South American cruise and, well, she insists on going without me. Peter Virgil: Hm. And to a man of your suspicious nature that means only one thing: Another man on the boat. Michael Kent: Well, you see, I don't know, but that's what I want you to find out. Peter Virgil: Well, you've come to the right man. I have handled so many of these cases. [phone rings] Peter Virgil: Excuse me. [picks up phone] Peter Virgil: Hello?...Oh yes, how are you?...Well, certainly I shadowed your wife. I hate to tell you this, but you were right, she's been two-timing you. [we hear a thud on the other end of the line] Peter Virgil: Hello? Hello? [aside to Mr. Kent] Peter Virgil: He fainted. [hangs up phone] Peter Virgil: Sometimes there's a shot. Now where were we? Michael Kent: Well, Mr. Virgil, I want you to get on the same boat with my wife and shadow her. Peter Virgil: Hey now, wait a minute! That means I'll have to leave all of my business! Michael Kent: I'll make it up to you. Peter Virgil: Well, I can tell you right now without batting an eyelash it'll cost you $1000 a week. Michael Kent: Well, that's a little steep, isn't it, old boy? Peter Virgil: Yes, yes it is, but, uh, I'll probably get seasick. Michael Kent: Well, all right, all right, I'll book your passage. Peter Virgil: Hm. Now, uh, move your chair a little closer, will you? There's a little confidential information I must have. [phone rings] Peter Virgil: Excuse me. [picks up phone] Peter Virgil: Hello? [we hear a gunshot on the other end of the line] Peter Virgil: Well, whaddya know? He didn't even wait for me to tell him!"
