← Back to Cinema Atlas
Discover great cinema and the connections that made it possible.
The Man from the Diners’ Club
UNITED STATES · 1963

The Man from the Diners’ Club

Frank Tashlin
credit cards organized crime mistaken identity workplace comedy fugitives
Stream on Criterion → ▶ Trailer

Synopsis

Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new computers, and an upcoming wedding. This stress leads to a big mistake -- the accidental approval of a credit card for mobster Foots Pulardos, who is planning to flee to Mexico with his girlfriend, Sugar Pye, to avoid criminal charges. When Klenk tries to fix his mix-up, he gets dangerously involved in

More from Frank Tashlin

United States
Caprice
1967 • United States
View →
The Glass-Bottom Boat
1966 • United States
View →
The Alphabet Murders
1966 • United States
View →