Friday, July 9, 2010

All in a Night's Work (1961)

Directed by Joseph Anthony
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Paramount)

Breezy comedy has Dean Martin playing his usual womanizing character and Shirley MacLaine his slightly ditzy love interest. Dino inherits a magazine mogul's fortune after he dies in a hotel room in Florida, where Shirley just happened to be vacationing as well. After taking over the empire in New York, Dino is convinced Shirley is blackmailing him and the company. He decides to "reverse blackmail" her, leading to some unfunny attempts to catch her in compromising situations. I like Shirley, and she looks great in a towel, but this film simply lacks substance.

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