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Summary: Sweet romantic comedy
Review: Doris Day plays Cathy Timberlake, an unemployed girl next door from outta town. Cary Grant plays the suave and sophisticated Phillip Shane Managing Director of a successful company. On a rainy day in Manhattan Phillip Shane's car accidentally splashes Cathy Timberlake who is standing on the edge of a kerb. Later from his office he spots Cathy on the street and he sends his assitant Gig Young to apologise and to give her money to compensate for her ruined dress. Cathy is not impressed and says to Gig Young that she wants to throw the money back in Philipp's face so she goes up to his office but instead of telling him off she falls for his good looks and charm. She is then whisked off to a meeting of board directors, flies on his private jet, attends a UN speech and ends the day attending a baseball match. Cathy is thoroughly smitten by Phillip and he is really impressed by her so much that he asks her to go away with him for the weekend to Bahamas. Being Doris Day, Cathy is of course all virtuous and is in a dilemma as to whether she should go away on her dirty weekend with Phillip. She decides no but is finally persuaded to do so because Phillip goads her into do so. She has a wonderful time until the night arrives and is faced by being seduced by Phillip at which point she is so stressed that she develops a rash all over. So poor Phillip is left playing cards on the terrace with another man who's wife "is not well". So Cathy returns to New York with her virtue in tact. She tries to lure Phillip away again and the second time is so drunk that she falls off her balcony. Phillip decides to not woo her any longer and finds her a job in a credit card company only for her to mess up the company's entire filing system. In the end, to win back Phillip, Cathy and her roommate, Audrey Meadows think up of a plan for her to go away with the sleazeball who works at the local benefits office and for Phillip to chase after them which inevitably he does. This film is a bit dated ie Cathy being virtuous and shy but it's a great comedy. If you love vintage clothing from the sixties there's even a catwalk run thrown in. The colours are wonderful and the lines delivered by the actors are sharp. Doris Day is her usual bubbly self and you couldn't get smoother guy than Cary Grant. Fun film to watch on a rainy day in. Lealing
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Summary: Deflowering Doris Day
Review: Doris Day's day starts off badly when she is drenched by a passing limo. She gets angry but does not know the limo passenger (Cary Grant) feels bad and wishes to make amends. Later Grant spots Day from his office and sends Gig Young to make sure she is all right and taken care of. Day's roommate (Audrey Meadows) is her self-appointed protector of her virtue.
Things quickly move forward when Grant and Day first meet face to face and fall in love. Small-town Day is not sure what to make of millionaire Grant at first as he tries to whirl her off her feet. It is obvious that Grant is trying for more than Day is willing to give out (at least at this stage) and events unfold hilariously.
The plot twists and situations would be at home in a Frank Capra movie. The dialogue is snappy and full of innuendo. Day's character even has far more depth than Meadows suspects. Although she comes from upstate New York, she manages to hold her own both against and with Grant. It all culminates wonderfully in a way few comedies manage. A must see for fans of classic stars and comedies.
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Summary: wish they would make more movies like this
Review: I don't know if I have ever seen a movie with Doris Day in it that I didn't like and this is no exception. Doris plays an out of work, girl next door, character, Cary Grant, a millionaire, Gig Young works for Cary and Audrey Meadows is her room-mate and friend. Because the car that Cary was riding in accidently splashes water on Doris, Cary sends Gig to apologize and then when Gig sees her reaction he thinks that finally here is a girl that will put his boss in his place and encourages her to go tell Cary how she feels. It backfires, and Doris falls for Cary, but being a modest moral female, when he proposes that she come with him on a trip that doesn't include marriage, she has misgivings. She decides to go finally, but then develops a rash at the thought of doing the immoral act and then it keeps getting funnier. Gig Young and Audrey Meadows are really great in the movie also. I recommend the movie. Enjoy!
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Summary: wish they would make more movies like this
Review: I don't know if I have ever seen a movie with Doris Day in it that I didn't like and this is no exception. Doris plays an out of work, girl next door, character, Cary Grant, a millionaire, Gig Young works for Cary and Audrey Meadows is her room-mate and friend. Because the car that Cary was riding in accidently splashes water on Doris, Cary sends Gig to apologize and then when Gig sees her reaction he thinks that finally here is a girl that will put his boss in his place and encourages her to go tell Cary how she feels. It backfires, and Doris falls for Cary, but being a modest moral female, when he proposes that she come with him on a trip that doesn't include marriage, she has misgivings. She decides to go finally, but then develops a rash at the thought of doing the immoral act and then it keeps getting funnier. Gig Young and Audrey Meadows are really great in the movie also. I recommend the movie. Enjoy!
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Summary: Doris Day, Audrey Meadows and Gig Young Save This Movie
Review: I like Cary Grant's easy charm and attractive features. Yet somehow he fails to create any real warmth between himself and his female co-stars. (Minus some exceptions, I admit). The movie's dialogue, lead actress and co-stars save this film from Cary Grant's overt attitude of "I really didn't feel like filming any scenes today, can you please take out the battery in my back and recharge my durucell?" The plot of the movie is old-fashioned and sweet. I don't care if it's not realistic to the times. I rather watch sweet and old fashioned romance than the vulgar Charlie's Angels or The Sweetest Thing (aka Raunchiest Thing) that are offered to moviegoers today.
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Summary: Doris and Cary
Review: I like this movie. It isn't my favorite Doris Day movie, nor my favorite Cary Grant movie, but it still has it's moments. The fashion scenes with Doris are great. My favorite scenes occur in the automat, where Doris's roommate works. I also love the scene where Gig Young is talking to his homely secretary and looks her over and decides she might be beautiful under her glasses and pinned up hair, so he takes off her glasses and lets down her hair and... well, you'll just have to see the movie! Another great movie to stay at home and watch on a cold night!
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Summary: Great pairing of Grant and Day!
Review: I love Cary Grant in comedies, and ditto for Doris Day. This is one of the best comedies either of them did. Audrey Meadows is wonderful, so funny, as Doris' roommate. Cary Grant is sexy, smooth and very good with subtle wit, as always. Doris is lively and loveable. My teenage daughter and I enjoyed very much watching this together. I like to revisit this movie for a good laugh when I'm a bit down. Lifts me right up.
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Summary: Cary and Doris are fabulous
Review: I'll admit the plot of this film is dated and far-fetched. Briefly stated, Doris Day wants to preserve her virginity at all costs, even with the suave, sophisticated and handsome Cary Grant pursuing her and trying to wear down her resistance. One might ask what woman in their right mind would turn down Cary, but that's the sum total of this movie. Cary and Doris are not married in the film and in 1962 "good girls" like Doris didn't bed down for a one-night stand, even when the man happened to be Cary Grant. Despite the somewhat implausible plot, the movie is still a complete delight. Cary, as always, is impeccably cast in the role of the charming millionaire businessman. His comedic timing is unsurpassed. Doris Day more than holds her own and the film's funniest lines are hers. She always brings her own unique brand of charisma to any role and this is one of her best performances. Her drunken scene is hilarious and you will laugh out loud. All of the interplay between she and Grant is the stuff of classics. Gig Young gives a fine supporting performance in a role initially offered to Tony Randall. Audrey Meadows is also excellent as Doris' spinster roommate. The costumes are sumptuous, the cinematography frequently breataking and the acting is exceptional. This is a fine movie and an example of screen chemistry at its best.
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Summary: A Middle-Aged Guy, A Young Girl: Hollywood's Idea of Romance
Review: I've seen this movie a couple of times, but have to admit it's always been a yawn for me. Grant, in my opinion, was showing his age, and -- for a young woman intent on protecting her virginity -- so was Day.
The age disparity between the two actors isn't as obvious as it was with such pairings as Gable/Monroe, Gable/Day, Grant/Caron, Crosby/Kelly, etc., and the worst example, a haggard Cooper with a luminous Audrey Hepburn. But it's still there. And I didn't think there was much chemistry between the two. In Grant's best romantic stuff from the Fifties on, I think he was best paired with women who came across as smart, sophisticated...and who could play with Grant the sexual flirtation games with knowing amusement. I'm recalling Kelly, Bergman, Hepburn, Saint, even Brigitte Aubert. That style was never Day's.
In my view, the movie isn't a bust, but it's not a winner, either.
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Summary: That touch of Mink
Review: If only romance comedies were still this way. Cary Grant and Doris Day are great. Also Gig Young gives this comedy some of the best scenes.
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