Cash McCall (1960)

Director: Joseph Pevney

Product Description

In this drama of high finance and high romance, James Garner plays the title role of a dashing and daring tycoon in the business of buying and selling companies for profit. However McCall's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2009
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Movies Unlimited
• Director: Joseph Pevney
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: NTSC
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Formula amoral wheeler-dealer gains conscience.

Based on the book “Cash McCall” by Cameron Hawley where the plot is too close to today’s reality. Much of the premise was reused again in the movie “Pretty Woman” (1990). A tycoon, Cash McCall (James Garner), is one of those amoral people who buy businesses and sell off assets for a profit without any regard for whether that is the best choice of action. Soon, he learns that creation is more fun than destruction. However, it takes a beautiful woman, Lory Austen (Natalie Wood), to help point him in the right direction. This was an O.K. movie and a first for some things, but it was not funny or inspiring or suspenseful or…