Wealthy small town widow Cary (Jane Wyman) begins a romance with her hunky younger arborist Ron (Rock Hudson), causing a town scandal as she dares to break away from the expectations of her sex, age, and social class.
Go in search of the quintessential “sparking romantic comedy” and you’re likely to come across Pillow Talk. Doris Day plays a high-energy Manhattan interior decorator forever vexed by the playboy (Rock Hudson) sharing her phone party line.
This was Douglas Sirk’s biggest hit to date, and it’s easy to see why. It’s sensational, a bit gothic, and over-the-top entertaining.
