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	Kisses for My President (B&W) Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen Warner Home Video, 1998 average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Outstanding for its accurate, detailed White House sets, the film is lush in its photography. Fred MacMurray is funny as the bumbling husband who has no clue what his role should be as First Gentleman (MacMurray was also obviously stumbling for a characterization since he had no real-life role models). Polly Bergen is fine, if a bit uneven, as Madam President. Most wonderfully silly of all, though, is Arlene Dahl as an old chum of the Prez who tries to steal away Fred. She is outrageous in that Zsa Zsa kind of way.

In this time of Presidential jadedness, when there is no more innocence, Kisses For My President is silly and fun and a reminder of simpler days.

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One joke comedy of female President and confused hubby.

This is a one-joke film with Polly Bergen the first woman President of the U.S. and Fred MacMurray a befuddled "First Gentleman." Runs out of steam early on. Inexplicable Oscar nom for Costumes - "What costumes?" Worth seeing however for Bergen's dramatic scenes as no-nonsense, hard as nails President. She'd have made a good one!


The president is pregnant!

Most of the scripting in this movie is really dated, but Polly Bergen does a good job with the material which she had to work with. Of course, this owes to the fact that she is an awesome actor to begin with.

Fred MacMurray gives an equally compelling role as the First Gentleman. Frankly, since he was playing a role which was actually disparaged when this film was made (the idea of a dominant wife/subservient husband was-then scandalous) he deserves additional kudos for having to 'climb uphill'. His character has to put-up with now-riddiculous ideas for anybody but he also comes through the screenplay like a champ.

The sets are really well designed. The production department wanted viewers to feel as if they are in the White House during this film. The viewers are supposed to balance the-then absurdity of a woman president with the reality of the White House looking basically as it should.

The only thing I hated about this movie (again owing to its datedness) was that the President resigns when she is pregnant. There is a somber announcement from the White House as if the president has died or committed a serious crime against the country. I recognize this film was made when most American companies lacked maternity leave/had pregnancy discrimination, because a pregnancy is now not something we would expect a modern public official to resign for.

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