I Can Get It for You Wholesale

This film is a real curiosity: it's a sharp, cynical comedy about the fashion industry in New York City. The reason it's a curiosity is that, from the credits (Abraham Polonsky wrote the script, from Jerome Weidman's novel; the movie's stars include Susan Hayward, George Sanders and Sam Jaffe), you would expect a film noir. (And there were film noirs that were set in the fashion industry: THE GARMENT JUNGLE is an example.) But here, the hard-edged dialogue delights in barbed repartee, the action is fast, and the actors perform with high energy, turning the machinations of the plot into an intricate weave of rapid-fire patterns which become as stylized as the entrances-and-exits of a boudoir farce.This was the third major script that Polonsky wrote set in New York City: the other two are BODY AND SOUL (directed by Robert Rossen) and his self-directed FORCE OF EVIL. Michael Gordon's direction is smoother and much less personal than Rossen or Polonsky himself, which also accounts for the accentuation of humor. This movie is a lot of fun, and it's a relief to see Susan Hayward sparring with Dan Dailey, rather than suffering as she did in so many of her other hits from the 1950s (WITH A SONG IN MY HEART, I'LL CRY TOMORROW, I WANT TO LIVE!). This movie consistently uses wisecracks to propel the story, and it's no wonder that, in the early 1960s, this material was turned into a musical comedy. But I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE doesn't need songs to sell this biting look at ambition and love in the fashion world.

Was pretty slow to get product but was completely satisfied with All 3 of Susan's movies. As always, she had an amazing performance in each.

love this movie, the fashions are so beautiful 😍

Susan Hayward is terrific in this good drama well written by Abraham Polonsky and directed by Michael Gordon. Both will be blacklisted shortly after. The main character, tough, independant is a woman who can be ruthless like James Cagney

This is a good movie, holds your interest. Good cast and, as usual, shows the great Susan Hayward in a film made for her talent. A must for any Hayward fan. I saw the musical version on Broadway in 1962 with Barbra Streisand making her Broadway debut.

I might have enjoyed this movie more if I hadn't read the book which was about this completely unethical businessman who would first make money on one side of the fence, switch sides and make even more money, always giving everyone else the shaft. It was fast and funny. The movie isn't. Instead you get a businesswoman competing in a man's world. It isn't the same story. Why they bought the book is anybody's guess.

I love Susan Hayward!Some of her best work (outside of the "heavier roles" she played that earned her an Oscar and many nominations).

This a tough, hard driving woman knows what she wants & how to get it. A very good addition to my Susan Hayward movie collection

Very good

great