Behave Yourself! is a 1951 American comedy film directed and cowritten by George Beck, starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Behave Yourself! | |
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Directed by | George Beck |
Screenplay by | George Beck |
Story by | George Beck Frank Tarloff |
Produced by | Norman Krasna (producer) Stanley Rubin (associate producer) Jerry Wald (producer) |
Starring | Farley Granger Shelley Winters William Demarest |
Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | Wald/Krasna Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million[2] |
Mild mannered young CPA Bill Denny forgets about his and his wife Kate's second anniversary until the last minute, when a small dog starts to follow him. After Kate mistakes the dog for her present, mayhem ensues, and Bill is chased by police, smugglers, counterfeiters and murderers while being harassed by his mother-in-law.
The film was written in four days and was originally intended to be a vehicle for Cary Grant.[3]