A New Leaf
When Henry Graham's lawyer informs him that his playboy lifestyle has consumed all of his funds, he must avoid sliding down the social ladder. He plans to marry wealthy scientist Henrietta Lowell--and kill her.
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"My room mate and I love this film. We're always quoting lines from it. "There's carbon on the valves!" "I've achieved a sort of immortality. As a footnote and under G." "Henrietta, you have your head in the arm hole!" I respect Ms. May so much I feel a little guilty enjoying the film she disowned. I hope one day she will, if possible, do a "Touch Of Evil" style re-editing of the film, so that we can enjoy it as she originally intended. I guess you could say that this is my hope and my dream, which is to say that my hope and my drea..."
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The film as delivered by Elaine May was drastically re-cut and shortened ("butchered", according to some) by Paramount before its release. May sued Paramount after such drastic cuts and attempted to have her name removed from the credits, but was unsuccessful. Sadly, neither the director's cut of the film nor the original shooting script has ever been made publicly available.
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When Henry Graham's lawyer informs him that his playboy lifestyle has consumed all of his funds, he must avoid sliding down the social ladder. He plans to marry wealthy scientist Henrietta Lowell--and kill her.