The Man from the Diners' Club

Apr 17, 1963

1h 36m

★ 5.0

The wildest screen comedy of the year!

Overview

Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new computers, and an upcoming wedding. This stress leads to a big mistake -- the accidental approval of a credit card for mobster Foots Pulardos, who is planning to flee to Mexico with his girlfriend, Sugar Pye, to avoid criminal charges. When Klenk tries to fix his mix-up, he gets dangerously involved in Foots' scheme.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Ernest Klenk

Danny Kaye

Sugar Pye

Cara Williams

Lucy

Martha Hyer

Mr. Martindale

Telly Savalas

Mr. Martindale

Everett Sloane

Bea Frampton

Kaye Stevens

Claude Bassanio

Howard Caine

George

George Kennedy

Mooseghian

Jay Novello

Ella Trask

Ann Morgan Guilbert

Minister

Ronald Long

Comet Messenger (uncredited)

Bernie Kopell

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