The High Cost of Loving (1958): Cast & Plot
The High Cost of Loving is a 1958 comedy starring José Ferrer as Jim Fry, Gena Rowlands and Bobby Troup. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The High Cost of Loving About?
The premise of The High Cost of Loving without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
MGM offers a candid marital comedy centered on middle‑aged Jim Fry, a long‑time middle‑manager who has spent fifteen years at the same firm and settled into a comfortable rut. When the new company president hosts an important luncheon and Jim isn’t invited, he fears he’s about to be dismissed. His anxieties deepen just as his wife announces she’s pregnant, forcing him to confront an uncertain future.
The High Cost of Loving Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- suburban couple
- suburban house
- middle aged man
- corporate merger
- corporate downsizing
- secretary
- office building
- purchasing manager
- misinterpretation
- businessman
- employer employee relationship
- loyalty
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- gossip
- doctor
- false accusation
- neighbor
- cigar smoking
- business executive
- job promotion
- husband wife relationship
- man wears boxer shorts
- man wears an undershirt
- electric razor
- breakfast
- reading a newspaper
- man reads a newspaper out loud
- husband and wife sleep in twin beds
- telephone call
- cigarette smoking
- picture frame as a gift
- sleeplessness
- downsizing
- talking to oneself
- intercom
- writing a letter out loud
- fear of losing a job
- eco executive in charge of operations
- man wears a bow tie
- want ads
- rabbit test
- husband and wife make a sandwich together
- holding hands
- reflection in a mirror
- bedroom slippers
- closeup of feet
- convertible
- optimism
- pessimism
- woman in a shower
- man in a bubble bath
The High Cost of Loving Cast & Characters
José Ferrer leads the cast as Jim Fry, with Gena Rowlands as Ginny Fry and Bobby Troup as Steve Heyward.
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José Ferrer as Jim Fry -
Gena Rowlands as Ginny Fry - Bobby Troup as Steve Heyward
- Edward Platt as Eli Cave
Also Starring in The High Cost of Loving
· 29 more- Joanne Gilbert Syd Heyward
- Stuart Holmes Office Worker in Hallway (uncredited)
- Jim Backus Paul Mason
- Hank Mann Office Door Sign Painter (uncredited)
- Lucien Littlefield Brabin (uncredited)
- Hal Smith Woods, Middle Manager (uncredited)
- Richard Deacon Obstetrician (uncredited)
- Dee Carroll Secretary (uncredited)
- Bobby Watson Marvin Phyffe (uncredited)
- Charles Watts Boylin, Executive
- Philip Ober Herb Zorn
- Malcolm Atterbury Harry Lessing (uncredited)
- Wilson Wood Hastings - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
- Rodney Bell Bill Cady (uncredited)
- Richard Collier Clayton Fraser (uncredited)
- Werner Klemperer Joseph Jessup
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- James Todd Marshall (uncredited)
- Francis De Sales Charles Blake (uncredited)
- Ann Morriss Martha (uncredited)
- Nancy Kulp Miss Matthews, Cave's Secretary (uncredited)
- Abby Dalton Cora, Secretary (uncredited)
- Jeanne Baird Jean (uncredited)
- Brian Corcoran Mason Child (uncredited)
- Henny Backus Mrs. Mason (uncredited)
- James Farrar Mason Guest (uncredited)
- Chuck Webster Mr. Vance (uncredited)
- Jane Buchanan Mason Guest (uncredited)
- Nick Clooney Freddie - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
- Alford Van Ronkel Cigar Salesman (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving Plot Summary
What happens in The High Cost of Loving from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Around the same time that Jim Fry, Jose Ferrer learns that his place of work is merging with another company, his wife Ginny Fry, Gena Rowlands reveals she might be pregnant with their first child. Jim celebrates with friend Steve Hayward, Bobby Troup, but when invitations are extended to a company luncheon to meet the new executives, Jim is excluded. The word goes around quickly that new president Eli Cave, Edward Platt is planning a promotion for him, and Jim feels upset and betrayed after 15 years of loyalty to the firm. Ginny is pleased about the baby, but after Steve’s wife Syd Heyward, Joanne Gilbert, speaks happily of the upcoming luncheon and improved prospects for their husbands, Jim confesses to Ginny that he’s actually about to be fired.
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The High Cost of Loving FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of The High Cost of Loving, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The High Cost of Loving?
The High Cost of Loving runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was The High Cost of Loving released?
The High Cost of Loving was released on May 16, 1958.
Who is in the cast of The High Cost of Loving?
The High Cost of Loving stars José Ferrer as Jim Fry, Gena Rowlands as Ginny Fry and Bobby Troup as Steve Heyward, among 33 credited actors.
Does The High Cost of Loving have a post-credit scene?
No. The High Cost of Loving has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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