Two for the Seesaw

Nov 21, 1962

1h 59m

★ 6.5

A square from Nebraska? An off-beatnik from Greenwich Village? It just didn't figure ... that they would ... that they could ... that they did!

Overview

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Argyle Productions

Seesaw Productions

The Mirisch Company

United Artists

Two for the Seesaw Trailers

Cast

Jerry Ryan

Robert Mitchum

Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz

Shirley MacLaine

Frank Taubman

Edmon Ryan

Sophie

Elisabeth Fraser

Oscar

Eddie Firestone

Monsieur Jacoby

Billy Gray

Molly - Dance Student's Mother

Ann Morgan Guilbert

Larry

Ken Berry

Julie Allred

Party Guest

Bill Borzage

Party Guest

Danny Borzage

Student

Ralph Hart

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