Never a Dull Moment
5.6
“How Wild can the West be?”
Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west. Her friends warn her of an early disillusionment with life on a ranch, far away from the glitter and bright lights of Broadway. Kay makes one difficulty adjustment after another, as the ranch is presided over by Chris's kids, and an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds her heart is with Chris and his children.
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Cast
25 people
Irene Dunne
Kay Kingsley
Known for
The Awful Truth
Love Affair
Fred MacMurray
Chris Hayward
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Apartment
Natalie Wood
Nan Hayward
Known for
West Side Story
Rebel Without a Cause
William Demarest
Mears
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
The Lady Eve
Andy Devine
Orvie
Known for
Robin Hood
Stagecoach
Gigi Perreau
Tina Hayward
Known for
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
There's Always Tomorrow
Philip Ober
Jed
Known for
North by Northwest
From Here to Eternity
Jack Kirkwood
Papa Dude
Also in
Fancy Pants
Father Makes Good
Ann Doran
Jean
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Chester Conklin
Albert (uncredited)
Known for
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Irving Bacon
Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Harry Tyler
Klinger (uncredited) / Mr. Klinger (uncredited)
Known for
Witness to Murder
Tobacco Road
George Marshall Director · Lou Breslow Screenplay Doris Anderson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $1.2M · United States release August 19, 1950
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$1,425,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 19, 1950
Theatrical
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