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Mary, Mary is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Mervyn LeRoy released in USA on 24 october 1963 with Debbie Reynolds
Mary, Mary (1963)
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Add to a movie listMary, Mary is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring Debbie Reynolds and Barry Nelson as a divorced couple. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean Kerr.
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When the Internal Revenue Service questions some of Bob McKellaway's deductions, Bob cannot remember what $5,000 worth of checks were for. Without his knowledge, his new tax lawyer, Oscar Nelson, asks Bob's ex-wife Mary to stop by to see if she can help. Bob does not want to see her, nor have his fiancee Tiffany Richards meet her.Actors
Debbie Reynolds
(Mary McKellaway)
Diane McBain
(Tiffany Richards)
Barry Nelson
(Bob McKellaway)
Michael Rennie
(Dirk Winston)
Hiram Sherman
(Oscar Nelson)
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