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The High Cost of Loving (1958)
Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.
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Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Alford Van Ronkel
In Theaters:5/16/1958
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
José Ferrer
Director
José Ferrer
Jim Fry
Gena Rowlands
Ginny Fry
Joanne Gilbert
Syd Heyward
Jim Backus
Paul Mason
Bobby Troup
Steve Heyward
Philip Ober
Herb Zorn
Edward Platt
Eli Cave
Charles Watts
Boylin, Executive
Werner Klemperer
Joseph Jessup
Malcolm Atterbury
Harry Lessing (uncredited)
Henny Backus
Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
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