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Doris Day as Jan Morrow and Rock Hudson as Brad Allen lie side by side smiling and holding hands on colorful pillows in a scene from the film Pillow Talk.
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Pillow Talk

film by Gordon [1959]
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Pillow Talk, American romantic comedy film, released in 1959, that features the first on-screen pairing of actors Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Day earned her sole Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Jan Morrow, a successful, self-reliant urban career woman whose quiet, secure life is turned upside down when she has to share a “party line” (shared phone line) with the talented composer and playboy Brad Allen (played by Rock Hudson). Problems arise when...

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