It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time ★★ Good Idea 1975

Newley is an artist whose gold-digging wife leaves him for a dim rich guy. Of course he embarks on a covoluted scheme to get her back. Canadian producton wastes a decent cast and premise with undervelped writing. Candy's feature premiere, which got him a sequel, “Find the Lady.” 106m/C VHS, DVD . CA Anthony Newley, Stefanie Powers, Isaac Hayes, Lloyd Bochner, John Candy, Yvonne De Carlo, Henry Ramer, Lawrence Dane; D: John Trent; W: David Main, Claude Harz; C: Harry Makin; M: William McCauley.

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