Looking for Love was a romantic musical-comedy film starring the popular singer Connie Francis, Jim Hutton.
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Grade: C
Connie Francis plays Libby Caruso, a woman who has spent long time trying to get into show business with her singing, yet hasn’t succeeded.
Libby then decides to retire and get a job where she can meet the right man and get married.
She is interested in pursuing Paul Davis (Jim Hutton), whom she meets in the supermarket, but Paul does not respond.
Libby creates a clothes line she calls the “Lady Valet,” which interests Paul who wants to promote it. Paul gets Libby on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to push her products.
When Libby mentions that she was formerly a singer, Carson asks her to sing. Libby’s singing career takes off, and Paul becomes interested in Libby.
Libby then changes her mind and falls for a young grocer (Joby Baker), while Paul decides to pursue Libby’s roommate, Jan (Susan Oliver).
Much of the supporting cast is from Francis’ first screen role, Where the Boys Are (1960), which was a smash hit at the box-office.
Several celebrity cameos also appear, including Johnny Carson, Danny Thomas, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton and Yvette Mimieux.
This film was Johnny Carson’s first film cameo, and his movie debut.
Johnny Carson used to joke that Looking for Love was so bad that it was transferred to flammable nitrate film stock.
Francis was meant to make a follow-up movie, Pizza for Breakfast, but it was never filmed.
Credits:
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Ruth Brooks Flippen
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Edited by Adrienne Fazan
Music by George Stoll
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: August 5, 1964
Running time: 85 minutes
