The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love is a 1958 romantic comedy film based on the Broadway hit by Peter De Vries and Joseph Fields. The film follows a married suburban couple who for reasons unknown, are unable to conceive a child and soon endure endless red tape on a path of adopting a child. The film is the first directorial effort from Gene Kelly in which he did not also star. Doris Day received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Although exhausted by Isoldes resolve, Augie worries about having a child while they are living off Isoldes family money as he struggles to make a success as a serious cartoonist. Dick, editor of The Townsman magazine, assures Augie that his publication would gladly hire Augie to write gags, but Isolde insists that Augie hold out for a more important offer. Dick criticizes Augie for being too serious, compared to his own lighthearted manner, which, to Augies dismay, includes perpetual infidelity.One afternoon some weeks after their application, Estelle Novick, a striking young representative from RockaBye, visits the Pooles neighborhood. Having learned of Estelles presence from other neighbors, Alice takes Isolde home to dress her properly for the interview. When Estelle comes to the Pooles house, Augie is unaware of her identity and, believing she works for a local charity, drinks two cocktails and behaves casually. ........

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