Synopsis
What a Way to Go! (1964) is J. Lee Thompson's Hollywood comedy, ready to watch online on iFILM. Louise Foster only ever wanted a modest husband and a quiet home, yet she's become the richest widow in America: every marriage she enters ends with another millionaire in the grave.
She lays the whole absurd saga out for her psychiatrist, one husband at a time. Four men, four very different fellows, all of them undone by the same hunger for money and fame. Her ill-fated spouses are played by Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin and Gene Kelly, while Shirley MacLaine carries the picture, changing gowns in nearly every scene. The bigger the fortune grows, the unhappier the one woman who never wanted a cent of it.
The film cheerfully spoofs whole genres, from silent slapstick to the lush musical, and revels in Edith Head's extravagant costumes. It's breezy, tart, star-packed retro fun. A treat for anyone who likes classic Hollywood in a playful mood. Stream What a Way to Go! (1964) online on iFILM.
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