The Solid Gold Cadillac

The final sequence was filmed in color, to better show off the supposedly solid gold Cadillac driven by Laura (Judy Holliday) and McKeever (Paul Douglas). The sequence was shot on location in Rockefeller Center in New York City. When prints of the film subsequently were struck for television broadcast, the color was not reproduced satisfactorily; so as to save on expenses, for several decades, this sequence was seen on television only in black and white. The original color print finally was restored for home video in the 1990s and is now also shown on cable television as originally filmed.

After all the proxy votes are wheeled into the stockholders' meeting, Laura Partridge makes a motion to fire all the directors. McKeever seconds the motion, and everybody celebrates. However, McKeever is not a stockholder at that point, and, therefore, had no standing to second the motion (Still, any of the other stockholders could provide the "second", but the proper protocol was not followed.)

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.12 (2011)