After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

Two for the Seesaw (1962)

A square from Nebraska? An off-beatnik from Greenwich Village? It just didn't figure ... that they would ... that they could ... that they did!

★ 6.5/10 November 21, 1962 119 min

DramaRomance

Director: Robert Wise  ·  Writer: Isobel Lennart

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

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Director

Robert Wise

Cast

Robert Mitchum Jerry Ryan Shirley MacLaine Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz Edmon Ryan Frank Taubman Elisabeth Fraser Sophie Eddie Firestone Oscar Billy Gray Monsieur Jacoby Ann Morgan Guilbert Molly - Dance Student's Mother Ken Berry Larry Julie Allred Bill Borzage Party Guest Danny Borzage Party Guest Ralph Hart Student