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Although some of Buchholz delivery has more bark than bite, he reveals a considerable flair for comedy.

It pulls no punches and lands a few political and ideological haymakers on both sides of the Brandenburg Gate.Ĭagney proves himself an expert farceur with a glib, full-throttled characterization. The screenplay, based on a one-act play by Ferenc Molnar, is outstanding. When the home office head man decides to visit his daughter, Cagney masterminds an elaborate masquerade that backfires. The girl (Pamela Tiffin) slips across the border, weds violently anti-Yankee Horst Buchholz, and before long there’s a bouncing baby Bolshevik on the way. Danon and their children survive her.James Cagney is the chief exec of Coca-Cola’s West Berlin plant whose ambitious promotion plans are jeopardized when he becomes temporary guardian of his stateside superior’s wild and vacuous daughter. She retired from acting entirely in 1974 after marrying her second husband, Edmondo Danon. Tiffin moved to Italy in 1967 and, over the next several years, starred in a series of successful films including “Torture Me but Kill Me With Kisses,” while occasionally returning to the U.S. Other credits from this period include “Come Fly with Me” (1963), “The Pleasure Seekers” (1964), “The Hallelujah Trail” (1965) and “Harper” (1966) with Paul Newman, as well as an appearance on “The Fugitive.” She followed that up by landing the lead role of Margy Frake in the 1962 remake of the musical “State Fair” with Ann-Margret and Bobby Darin. She very quickly saw success as a burgeoning movie star, landing as her second film role one of the leads in Billy Wilder’s 1961 cold war comedy “One, Two, Three” starring James Cagney. Wallis (“Casablanca,” “True Grit”) and given a screen test.Īlso Read: Whitney Collings, 'Bad Girls Club' Star, Dies at 33 Her film career began during a trip to Los Angeles in 1961 when, while visiting the Paramount lot, she was spotted by powerhouse producer Hal B. She was 78.Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffin was hospitalized at the time of her death.īorn Pamela Tiffin Wonso in Oklahoma City but raised in Chicago, she began a public career as a teen model in the late 1950s. and Italy before retiring from acting in 1974, died Friday of natural causes. Pamela Tiffin, star of the 1962 remake of “State Fair” who enjoyed major success in the U.S.