The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Teacher's Pet
Comedy · Romance · 1958
The rugged editor of a city newspaper poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.
Movie details
Teacher's Pet
“A tantalizing, titillating tale of a love triangle that leads to tangled trouble. An airy, very amusing romantic comedy.”
1958 Comedy · Romance 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
The rugged editor of a city newspaper poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Teacher's Pet?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
George Seaton
Written by
Fay Kanin · Michael Kanin
Clark Gable
James Gannon
Doris Day
Erica Stone
Gig Young
Dr. Hugo Pine
Mamie Van Doren
Peggy DeFore
Nick Adams
Barney Kovac
Peter Baldwin
Harold Miller
Marion Ross
Katy Fuller
Court is in session
Put Teacher's Pet on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.