The Solid Gold Cadillac
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The Solid Gold Cadillac is a 1956 film directed by Richard Quine and written by Abe Burrows, Howard Teichman and George S. Kaufman. It based upon the Broadway play by Teichman and Kaufman. It stars Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, John Williams, Hiram Sherman, Neva Patterson, Ralph Dumke, Ray Collins, Arthur O'Connell and George Burns (as narrator).
Teichman and Kaufman pillory big business and big businessmen in this adaptation of their play. Laura Partridge (Holliday), a minority stockholder with 10 shares of stock, brings the arrogant execs of a large corporation to their knees. To stop her constant complaints, they give her the puffed-up position of Shareholder Relations... but this cushy job doesn't satisfy the conscientious Miss Partridge.
[edit] Awards
- Won Academy Award: Best Costume Design Black and White (1957)
- Nominated Academy Award: Best Art Direction Black and White (1957)
