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Teacher's Pet Overview:

Teacher's Pet (1958) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by George Seaton and produced by George Seaton and William Perlberg.

Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorGig YoungNominated
Best WritingFay Kanin, Michael KaninNominated
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Teacher's Pet BlogHub Articles:

Clark Gable is Doris Day's... Teacher's Pet (1958)

By Michaela on Sep 1, 2016 From Love Letters to Old Hollywood

No, you don't need your eyes checked, you read my title right -- Clark Gable and Doris Day made a movie together, and you know what? It's really good. When I first heard of this film, I was thrilled. I mean, Doris and Gable worked together? But then a bit of dread set in. Will this be super terrible... Read full article

Sexiest Scenes in Film History: Teacher's Pet (1957)

By Google profile on Aug 3, 2008 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. I think the picture and its caption are self-explanatory don't you think? What could have turned out to be a boring movie with a young Doris Day still trying to find her stride as a romant... Read full article

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Teacher's Pet Quotes:

James Gannon: How could you give up a real newspaper job for teaching?
Erica Stone: Well, that's a very good question, Mr. Gallagher. Maybe for the same reason that occasionally a musician wants to be a conductor, he wants to hear a hundred people play music the way he hears it.
Dr. Hugo Pine: I can drink any amount of alcohol I like and it doesn't bother me a bit.
James Gannon: Well it doesn't bither me a bot either!
Erica Stone: Newspapers can't compete in reporting what happened any more, but they can and should tell the public why it happened.
Dr. Hugo Pine: To me, journalism is, ah, like a hangover. You can read about it for years, but until you've actually experienced it, you have no conception of what it's really like.
James Gannon: [referring to Dr. Pine, Prof. Stone's boyfriend] So he's got more degrees than a thermometer, so he speaks seven languages, so he's read every book. So what? The important thing is he's had no experience. He didn't start at the bottom and work up. That's the only way you can learn.
Peggy DeFore: You're so right, Jim-zee. Take me. Where would I be if I just read books?
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Teacher's Pet Facts
The character of Jim Gannon was originally supposed to be a reporter. However, when veteran star Clark Gable was cast it was decided to make him an editor instead.
Last film of Florenz Ames.
Cary Grant and James Stewart both turned down the role of James Gannon because they knew they were too old for the part.
The movie was deliberately filmed in black & white in an attempt to disguise Clark Gable's age and weight.
Many critics questioned why Erica would have been treating Gannon as a young journalistic prodigy when he is clearly close to retirement age.
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