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A Kiss for Corliss (1949)

1949-11-25 · 1h 28m · EN
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CORLISS COULD DO NO WRONG ...but brother How She Tried!

After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer decides to write in her diary that they are together in order to make her boyfriend Dexter jealous. Corliss' father had also served as attorney representing Kenneth Marquis' ex-wife during his most recent divorce trial. When Corliss and Dexter don't come home one evening until five in the morning, Corliss decides to pretend to have amnesia to avoid the inevitable punishment awaiting her.

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Richard WallaceDirectorHoward DimsdaleWriter

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Shirley TempleShirley TempleCorliss ArcherDavid NivenDavid NivenKenneth MarquisTom TullyTom TullyHarry P. ArcherVirginia WellesVirginia WellesMildred PringleDarryl HickmanDarryl HickmanDexter FranklinGloria HoldenGloria HoldenMrs. Janet ArcherRobert EllisRobert EllisRaymond PringleKathryn CardKathryn CardLouiseRichard GainesRichard GainesTaylorRoy RobertsRoy RobertsUncle GeorgeBarbara BillingsleyBarbara BillingsleyMiss Hibbs, Harry's Secretary (uncredited)

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Amnesia

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityAmnesiaDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference339875Actor preference136164 · 339878 · 156285

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What is A Kiss for Corliss about?

After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer decides to write in her diary that they are together in order to make her boyfriend Dexter jealous. Corliss' father had also served as attorney representing Kenneth Marquis' ex-wife during his most recent divorce trial. When Corliss and Dexter don't come home one evening until five in the morning, Corliss decides to pretend to have amnesia to avoid the inevitable punishment awaiting her.

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A Kiss for Corliss has a runtime of 88 minutes.

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