The Pleasure Seekers
- Carol Lynley: Maggie
- Ann -Margret: Fran
- Pamela Tiffin: Susie
- Anthony Franciosa: Emilio Lacayo
- Gardner McKay: Pete McCoy
- André Lawrence: Andres Briones
- Brian Keith: Paul Barton
- Gene Tierney: Jane Barton
Three girls in Madrid is an American comedy film from 1964 based on the novel Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondan. The comedy is a loose remake of Three Coins in the Fountain (1954 ), which was also directed by Jean Negulesco.
Action
Maggie, Fran and Susie are three adventurous Americans who come to Madrid. Maggie takes a job as a secretary at an American news agency. She falls in love with the married bureau chief Paul Barton. Barton quickly recognize, however, that he loves his wife more than Maggie, who then gets involved with the attractive reporter Pete McCoy.
Fran, an ambitious singer and dancer, has a brief affair with the shy doctor Andres Briones. Initially, even defensively, to Briones in love with Fran. Susie, however, gets to the windy Playboy Emilio Lacaye that, contrary to his habits, really in love with her. At a party given by Barton before his return to the United States, the three couples get back together.
Criticism
The lexicon of the International film described the film as a sterile guessed Hollywood comedy, the content kindred hit film "Three Coins in the Fountain " far lags behind Negulescos.
Was AH Weiler of the New York Times that although Spain had never looked lovelier, but also that the banal romance this remanufactured work make the journey quite unnecessary.
Awards
In 1966, nominated Best Film Score for the Oscar in the category of Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage.
Background
The premiere of the film had on December 25, 1964 in New York. In Germany, it was first shown on 26 March 1965 in the cinemas.
Was filmed production of 20th Century Fox in Madrid and Toledo.
A guest appearance was the Spanish flamenco dancer Antonio Gades.
Ann -Margret sang four songs that were composed by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen: Everything Makes Music When You're in Love, Next Time, the title song The Pleasure Seekers and Something to Think About.