

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957-07-29 · 93 min · ★ 6.8
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
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- Directors
- Frank Tashlin
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Tony RandallRockwell P. Hunter / Himself
Jayne MansfieldRita Marlowe
Betsy DrakeJenny Wells
Joan BlondellViolet
John WilliamsIrving La Salle Jr.
Henry JonesHenry Rufus
Lili GentleApril Hunter
Mickey HargitayBobo Branigansky
Georgia CarrCalypso Singer
Ann McCreaGladys
Alberto MorinFrenchman
Louis MercierFrenchman
Groucho MarxGeorge Schmidlap (uncredited)
Majel BarrettShampoo Demonstrator (uncredited)
Tom PalmerSalesman (uncredited)
Robert AdlerMailman (uncredited)
George BaxterTelevision Commentator (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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