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That Touch of Mink (1962),
Director: Delbert Mann, rated Approved
When an
Irresistible Force Meets an Immovable Object...someone's got to
give!
  Starring:
Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, Alan Hewitt,
John Astin, Dick Sargent, Joey Faye, Laurie Mitchell, John
Fiedler, Willard Sage, Jack Livesey
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"The Four Horsemen now
have a riding companion. There's War, Famine, Death, Pestilence,
and Miss Timberlake!" - Philip Shayne
Why watch this?
Axxxx.
Plot Summary:
After her dress is accidentally ruined by a wealthy
businessman's limousine, a virtuous and unemployed woman is
swept into a whirlwind romance with the dashing tycoon. A
classic "will they or won't they" battle of wills quickly ensues
as the playboy offers her a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle
without marriage, while she firmly holds out for a wedding ring.
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Dad's Preview:
I discovered Doris Day films thanks to a young lady I
dated in college. Years later I can see why she liked
the spunky singer-actress. This romantic comedy leans
into premises of incorrect assumptions, aka jumping to
wrong conclusions, all played up for laughs. Day and
Grant only starred in one film together and that is a
shame. Much was made about Grant's age (58) compared to
Mrs. Day's (40), but it works for me. I mean, his
character is rich and she's out of work. This effort is
aided by strong supporting actors in Gig Young, Audrey
Meadows and a very creepy John Astin (who would later
portray Gomez Addams in TV's
The Addams Family. |
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Granley Co., Arwin
Prod., Nob Hill Prod.;
Universal Pictures |
