Cash McCall

Director: Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney

Overview

In this comical romance, an unabashed, capitalist with a penchant for callously absorbing smaller, ailing companies into his megalithic conglomeration changes his ruthless ways after he meets the daughter of a nearly bankrupt competitor. The story is based on a novel by Cameron Hawley.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/20/2019
UPC:	0883929691074
Original Release:	1960
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	34,250

Special Features

Oscar Nominated Cartoon: High Note; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Garner	Cash McCall
Natalie Wood	Lory Austen
Nina Foch	Maude Kennard
Dean Jagger	Grant Austen
E.G. Marshall	Winston Conway
Henry Jones	Gil Clark
Otto Kruger	Will Atherson
Roland Winters	Gen. Danvers
Edward Platt	Harrison Glenn
Edgar Stehli	Mr. Pierce
Linda Watkins	Miriam Austen
Parley Baer	Harvey Bannon
Dabbs Greer	Bronson - Austen's Business Manager
Olan Soule	Joe - Bell Captain
Robert Clarke	Reporter
Walter Coy	Reporter

Technical Credits

Henry Blanke	Producer
Joseph Pevney	Director

Editorial Reviews

Probably a bit on the edgy side when first released Cash McCall has no edge whatsoever for modern audiences, who are likely to find this business-set soaper alternately laughable and yawn-inducing. A lot of the laughs come from the fact that Cash tries to have it both ways with its titular hero: he's a maverick businessman who doesn't mind finagling shady deals that bring him great riches but he's also supposed to have his heart set on helping the average worker. Admirable sentiments, but there's nothing solid to back them up, and this will play into the cynicism with which many audiences view aggressive corporate takeover types nowadays. The dialogue is very "Hollywood business mode," full of buzz words that don't mean a great deal, as well as speeches that sound incredibly stilted, despite the best efforts of James Garner. For his part, Garner does as well as could be expected, as does love interest Natalie Wood; the whole cast, in fact, does fine. They just can't do anything with the material. Nor, apparently, could director Joseph Pevney, whose work is straightforward and unsurprising.