Jun 01, 1963
10 min
Full-HD

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible.

Category

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Zeph Michelis

Harry

Mimi Stark

Wife

Fred Sica

Friend

Sarah Braveman

Therapist

Robert Uricola

Singer

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