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The Wheeler Dealers

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Discriminatory boss Bullard Bear (Jim Backus) seeks to ax Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) as a stock analyst at his brokerage firm, so he assigns her some stock shares to improve, knowing all along they are actually worthless. Although the company, Universal Widgets, went out of production in the mid-19th century, Molly convinces rich Texan Henry Tyroon (James Garner) to invest, and before long the bogus stocks are soaring and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hot on their trail.
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Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic 08/13/2025
With some re-casting, less syrupy lighting and décor, and either slick cynical direction by Billy Wilder or fast farce direction by Norman Jewison, the same script could have a thoroughly, instead of partially, amusing film. Go to Full Review Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press 10/03/2018
A pleasant, escapist, frothy affair. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Howard M @RT51960904 03/15/2024 Louis Nye and John Astin are hilarious. The rest of the movie, not so much. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/19/2020 Cute but not especially memorable. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 06/05/2020 The Wheeler Dealers is an amazing film. It is about a big-time Texas wheeler-dealer who runs out of money, and goes to New York City to raise $1.5 million. Lee Remick and James Garner give fantastic performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Arthur Hiller did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor. The Wheeler Dealers is a must see. See more 05/16/2020 Light hearted fun. Remick and Garner,along with the rest of the cast, do an absolute wonderful job See more 12/17/2018 Love it great escape! See more 07/21/2014 Classical comedy romance done right. Rest in peace Mr. Garner. See more Read all reviews
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Arthur Hiller

Director

James Garner

Henry Tyroon

Lee Remick

Molly Thatcher

Phil Harris

Ray Jay Fox

Chill Wills

Jay Ray Spinelby

Louis Nye

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Synopsis Discriminatory boss Bullard Bear (Jim Backus) seeks to ax Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick) as a stock analyst at his brokerage firm, so he assigns her some stock shares to improve, knowing all along they are actually worthless. Although the company, Universal Widgets, went out of production in the mid-19th century, Molly convinces rich Texan Henry Tyroon (James Garner) to invest, and before long the bogus stocks are soaring and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is hot on their trail.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Filmways Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 1963, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 46m
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