Designing Woman

Vincente Minnelli, George Wells, and a heck of a supporting cast have done the impossible; they've made Peck somewhat funny. The famous stoneface plays a sports reporter who has written a hard-hitting series of articles that have exposed corruption in the boxing game. Having recently married clothes designer Bacall, Peck has left behind his messy digs in the Village to move into Bacall's chic Upper East Side flat. Although they are uncomfortable with each other's friends--he hangs out with the jock set, she's involved with a silk-and-satin crowd--Peck and Bacall try to make their unusual marriage work. However, matters are complicated by the arrival of Peck's forme...