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THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT
April 24, 2012  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 3:30 a.m. ET

 

Here’s another Barbra Streisand movie, but one’s that not televised as often. This 1970 movie is based on Bill Manhoff’s Broadway comedy about a bookstore employee and aspiring novelist who falls for a prostitute and aspiring actress. On stage, the roles in this offbeat interracial romance were played by Alan Alda, pre-M*A*S*H, and Diana Sands. But for this movie, the leads were filled by George Segal and Barbra Streisand, eliminating the racial element entirely. A lot remains, however, including the comic outrageousness of the costuming.

 
 
 
 
 
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