The Wheeler Dealers
- James Garner: Henry Tyroon
- Lee Remick: Molly Thatcher
- Phil Harris: Ray Jay
- Chill Wills: Jay Ray
- Charles Watts: J. R.
- Jim Backus: Bullard Bear
- Louis Nye: Stanislas, painter
- John Astin: Hector Vanson
- Pat Harrington Jr.: Buddy Zack
- Patricia Crowley: Eloise Cott
- Howard McNear: Mr. Wilson
Twin beds (AKA The Wheeler Dealers ) is an American screwball comedy from 1963 with Lee Remick and James Garner in the lead roles. She takes including the American myth of the self-made millionaire targeted. It originated from the novel by George Goodman.
Action
Molly Thatcher worked as a stock trader in the brokerage firm of Bullard Bear, a chef with a weird - old-fashioned roles. Since he can not be released directly, he assigns it to the impossible mission to bring shares of the unknown and unproductive company Universal Widgets to the man. The failure seems programmed reason enough to have them then without fear of a lawsuit, to be able to fire.
In the search for potential customers Molly meets Henry Tyroon, an aggressive, trick and successful businessman and Wheeler ( " Wheeler Dealer "), which occurs as a somewhat simple-minded millionaire from Texas in appearance. Actually more interested in the shares of Universal Widget to Molly, he decides to help. Molly is a witness of Henry's successful businesses, whether it is investing in modern art, a fast " improved " local or a hired - leased - purchased taxi. With the help of three Texans Jay Ray, Ray Jay and JR He comes regularly to the capital necessary to make further successful and paying businesses can.
However, Universal Widget remains a mystery. The only factory building the yard (or car factory ) was burning at the time of the American Civil War down, the company produces nothing and also does not provide any services.
When Henry tried to strike the shares with press releases and word games on only similarly named components of the Aerospace and at the same time to take with questionable methods, the majority of the company, the Securities and Exchange Commission in the form of Hector Vanson enters the stage. The situation is complicated by the dismissal of Molly, triggered by Jay Ray, Ray Jay and JR, to bring them closer to Henry, which in turn holds Henry for the guilty.
The seemingly worthless factory turns out as a family, make a holding company for old AT & T shares, which, early and cheaply bought, for lucrative dividends to shareholders. The case will be put down, as it turns out also that the shares are in the hands of a few investors, privately owned, and not publicly traded. Jay Ray, Ray Jay and J. R. have again earned good money at Henry's stores.
Also, Henry and Molly win, when Henry's innocence turns out for Molly's dismissal. That the Texans Henry Tyroon actually comes from the east coast and an excellent university degree possesses, uses the dialect only for business initiation, is one of the last punch.
Criticism
" Here and enjoyable game as a paean to the success of people. "