WHAT A WAY TO GO ! 1964 20th Century Fox film with Shirley MacLaine and Gene Kelly Stock Photo Alamy WHAT A WAY TO GO! What a Way to Go USA 1964 J. Lee Thompson Scene: Louisa Foster (SHIRLEY MACLAINE) wearing elegant clothes and Rod Anderson Jr. (ROBERT MITCHUM) in tails and Shirley MacLaine in an outfit by Edith Head for What a Way to Go! (1964). Ft Robert Mitchum. Via @theclassicsdarling And @velvetcoke, , Follow @invsout for more!, Wardrobe test for "What a Way to Go!" film Shirley McLaine in the 1964 movie What a Way to Go!, costume designed by Edith Head with a budget of over $500,000 : r fashionhistory