A new leaf

Author

Elaine May

Call Number

• DVD COMEDY (CEN)

Performers

Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, William Redfield, Doris Roberts.

Publication Information

[Saint Charles, IL] : Olive Films, [2012]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: G.

Summary

Henry Graham is a man with a problem: he has run through his entire inheritance and is completely unequipped to provide for himself. His childhood guardian, Uncle Harry, refuses to give him a dime, so Henry devises a plan with the help of his imaginative butler to make his money the old-fashioned way--he can marry it. But he cannot see himself as a happily married man, so he comes up with an even more devious solution-- with a temporary loan from his uncle, Henry has six weeks to find a bride and repay the loan; otherwise he must forfeit all his property to his uncle. Henry finally meets his dearly beloved, a clumsy, painfully shy heiress Henrietta Lowell. The answer to his prayers--if only he can overcome the obstacles placed in his path by his uncle and Henrietta's lawyer.

Notes

Based on The Green heart, a short story by Jack Ritchie.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.