The Second Greatest Sex

The Second Greatest Sex

Directed by	George Marshall
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Written by	Charles Hoffman
Starring	Jeanne Crain
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Release dates	October 1955
Running time	87 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.4 million (US)^[1]

The Second Greatest Sex is a 1955 Western musical comedy film directed by George Marshall. It stars Jeanne Crain and George Nader.^[2]

Plot

In 1880, men from three Kansas towns feud over which one gets to be the state's county seat. A safe containing important documents will be placed in whichever town is the winner.

To the frustration of the women back home, the men go away for long periods of time to fight, then return home exhausted. Matt Davis wants to marry Sheriff McClure's attractive daughter Liza, but neither McClure is sure if Matt's more interested in the town or romance.

Liza is livid when, just as they marry, Matt leaves again because the safe's been stolen. He forms a posse and the other men take off with him. All of the women, including young Birdie and spinster Cassie, decide to join Liza in going "on strike" against the men, holing up in a fort and locking them out. The men must prove they are worthy before the women will agree to take them back.

Cast

Jeanne Crain as Liza McClure (singing voice was dubbed by Doreen Tryden)
George Nader as Matt Davis (singing voice was dubbed by Bill Lee)
Kitty Kallen as Katy Conors
Bert Lahr as Job McClure
Mamie Van Doren as Birdie Snyder
Keith Andes as Rev. Peter Maxwell
Paul Gilbert as Roscoe Dobbs
Tommy Rall as Alf Connors
George D. Wallace as Simon Clegghorn
Edna Skinner as Cassie Slater

Songs

What Good Is A Woman Without A Man?
Travelin' Man
My Love Is Yours
There's Gonna Be a Wedding
How Lonely Can I Get?
Send Us A Miracle
Lysistrata
The Second Greatest Sex

References

↑ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
↑ http://allmovie.com/work/the-second-greatest-sex-109228

External links

The Second Greatest Sex at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by George Marshall

The Committee on Credentials (1916)
Love's Lariat (1916)
A Woman's Eyes (1916)
The Devil's Own (1916)
The Man from Montana (1917)
The Midnight Flyer (1918)
The Adventures of Ruth (1919)
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)
Prairie Trails (1920)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
She Learned About Sailors (1934)
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
Life Begins at 40 (1935)
Music Is Magic (1935)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
A Message to Garcia (1936)
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Love Under Fire (1937)
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Battle of Broadway (1938)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Texas (1941)
Valley of the Sun (1942)
The Forest Rangers (1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Riding High (1943)
True to Life (1943)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Murder, He Says (1945)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Hold That Blonde (1945)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Hazard (1948)
Tap Roots (1948)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Fancy Pants (1950)
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
The Savage (1952)
Off Limits (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Houdini (1953)
Money from Home (1953)
Red Garters (1954)
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
Destry (1954)
The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Beyond Mombasa (1956)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
The Sad Sack (1957)
The Sheepman (1958)
Imitation General (1958)
The Mating Game (1959)
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
The Gazebo (1959)
Cry for Happy (1961)
The Happy Thieves (1961)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Dark Purpose (1964)
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968)
Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)

Aristophanes' Lysistrata

Adaptations

Films	Daughters of Destiny (1954) The Second Greatest Sex (1955) The Girls (1968) Şalvar Davası (1983) Lisístrata (2002) Chi-Raq (2015) Prologue (2015)

Musicals	The Happiest Girl in the World (1961) Lysistrata Jones (2011)

Operas	Lysistrata (2005)

The Lysistrata Project (2003)

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