Release date: March 19, 1964 The success of The World of Henry Orient propelled George Roy Hill to ever-better assignments, including the twenties musical romp Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), the western blockbuster Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and his Oscar-winner for … The World of Henry Orient (19-Mar-1964) Director: George Roy Hill. Henry Orient: Paula Prentiss ... Stella Dunnworthy: Angela Lansbury ... Isabel Boyd: Tom Bosley ... Frank Boyd Phyllis Thaxter ... Mrs. Avis Gilbert Bibi Osterwald ... Erica Booth: Merrie Spaeth ... Marian Gilbert: Tippy Walker Concert pianist Henry Orient (Peter Sellers) is trying to have an affair with a married woman, Stella Dunnworthy (Paula Prentiss), while two teenage private-school girls, Valerie Boyd (Tippy Walker) and Marian Gilbert (Merrie Spaeth), stalk him and write their fantasies about him in a diary. Paula Prentiss Stella Dunnworthy. Discover the latest Discussions, Reviews, Quotes, Theories, Explanations and Analysis of The World of Henry Orient (1964) below Cast: Peter Sellers (Henry Orient), Paula Prentiss (Stella Dunnworthy), Angela Lansbury (Isabel Boyd), Tom Bosley (Frank Boyd), Phyllis Thaxter (Mrs. Avis Gilbert) Overview of The World of Henry Orient, 1964, directed by George Roy Hill, with Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Tippy Walker, at Turner Classic Movies Delightful star. THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT is a charming comedy about the agony of adolescent infatuation. New Releases. The girls' overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing Orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads Walker's mom, Angela Lansbury, to conclude that Henry has "had his way" with her underaged daughter. The World of Henry Orient is a hackneyed and misjudged relic of 1960s cinema, which ranks alongside The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as one of the worst films of Sellers' career. Cast & Crew Peter Sellers Henry Orient. The story of two young girls who sweetly stalk a concert pianist, played with insane panache by Peter Sellars, is one of the nicest coming-of-age movies of that era. Cast Peter Sellers Henry Orient Paula Prentiss Stella Angela Lansbury Isabel Boyd Tippy Walker Valerie Boyd Merrie Spaeth Marian "Gil" Gilbert Phyllis Thaxter Mrs. Gilbert Tom Bosley Frank Boyd Bibi Osterwald Boothy Peter Duchin Joe Byrd John Fiedler Sidney Al Lewis Store Owner Fred Stewart Doctor Jane Buchanan Kafritz Philippa Bevans Emma Peter Turgeon Watch The World Of Henry Orient movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. Decked out with another of his American accents, Peter Sellers plays self-centered concert pianist Henry Orient.