Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 For Love Of Ivy (1968) Rating: Starring: Leon Bibb, Beau Bridges, Abbey Linclon, Nan Martin, Carroll O'Conner, Lauri Peters, Sidney Poitier Director: Daniel Mann Category: Comedy Studio: Anchor Bay Subtitles: [None] Length: 101 mins     For Love of Ivy is an irresistible romantic comedy based on an original story by Sidney Poitier.With a musical score by the incomparable Quincy Jones and stars like Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges and Carroll O'Conner, this film has become a classic. Ivy, the Austin family's housekeeper and confidante for nine years, startles everyone by announcing that she is leaving to go to secretarial school and join life's mainstream. The family is devastated. They feel that Ivy's frustrations stem from the lack of a man in her life and decide to play matchmakers. The Austins find a debonair man-about-town and trick him into a love affair with Ivy. But things don't work out exactly as they planned. An irresistible romantic comedy based on an original story by Sidney Poitier with a musical score by Quincy Jones. LBX 1.85:1.