Footloose bachelor...beautiful career girl...and the world's most fascinating pastime!

Starring: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Julia Meade, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Lee Patrick

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"If there's anything worse than a woman living alone, it's a woman saying she likes it." - Alma

Why watch this? Doris Day was the classic "girl next door" - cute, innocent, and spunky.

Plot Summary: Jan Morrow is a successful interior decorator and Brad Allen is a playboy songwriter. They both are forced to share a telephone party line. Jan becomes increasingly frustrated with Brad's incessant phone chatter and his womanizing ways. In an attempt to win her over, Brad disguises himself as a Texas rancher, unaware that Jan already knows and despises his true identity. Their feud and the romantic entanglement are further complicated by the interventions of their mutual friend, Jonathan Forbes, who is also enamored with Jan.

Dad's Preview: There is a long list of very good 1950-60's romantic comedies that featured the adorable singer Doris Day. She played opposite most leading men: James Stewart, James Garner, Cary Grant, and here, Rock Hudson. In this film, which could easily have been titled "Party Line", Day and Hudson share the same telephone line. She's not impressed with the confident "ladies man", but eventually falls for his gentle charm. This film is often considered Day's greatest comedy, and it earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Arwin Productions, Avernus Productions; Universal Pictures