---
title: 'The Facts of Life (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melvin Frank'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-facts-of-life-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053810/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Facts of Life (1960)

1960 · 103 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Facts of Life is a 1960 romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as married people who have an affair. Written, directed and produced by longtime Hope associates Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is more serious than many other contemporary Hope vehicles. The film features an opening animated title sequence created by Saul Bass.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Screenplay:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Producer:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Frank Bracht](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-bracht)

## Cast

- [Louise Beavers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-beavers)
- [Don DeFore](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-defore)
- [Ruth Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hussey)
- [Lucille Ball](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucille-ball)
- [Robert F. Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-simon)
- [Peter Leeds](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-leeds)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)
- [Louis Nye](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-nye)
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)
- [Philip Ober](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-ober)

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