Terry plays Charles Furbank, man-servant to comic stirp writer Stanley Ford (Jack Lemmon) in this glorious sixties comedy. By this time Terry was Hollywood's favourite epitome of the Englishman and Terry certainly played the part with great aplomb!
@odannyboj Yes, well, I'm sure the producer hoped we view it that way... And in that earlier, blithely chauvinistic era I suppose we could accept that premise at face value, and did. I'm sure audiences of the day--the ones who weren't women whose husbands really were trying to kill them, I mean--certainly did. I like the movie--Lisi is drop dead (sorry) gorgeous and Lemmon is hysterical--but it's a particular kind of frothy filmmaking that can't be pulled off so easily now.
@TheCatgirl6 The whole point of the film is man can not live happily without woman - and when the women are Virna Lisi and her gorgeous Mom, who can disagree?
Such elegant work--love the production values and the score. Being a girl, this movie will always make me squirm a bit, it's so gleefully misogynistic. Especially post-OJ it's hard to know where to place this as entertainment... but I love Jack Lemmon (and Terry-Thomas) and they were terrific together in this waggish comedy, a product of (in theory at least) a more innocent America.
@odannyboj Yes, well, I'm sure the producer hoped we view it that way... And in that earlier, blithely chauvinistic era I suppose we could accept that premise at face value, and did. I'm sure audiences of the day--the ones who weren't women whose husbands really were trying to kill them, I mean--certainly did. I like the movie--Lisi is drop dead (sorry) gorgeous and Lemmon is hysterical--but it's a particular kind of frothy filmmaking that can't be pulled off so easily now.
TheCatgirl6 2 months ago
@TheCatgirl6 The whole point of the film is man can not live happily without woman - and when the women are Virna Lisi and her gorgeous Mom, who can disagree?
odannyboj 2 months ago
One of my all time favorite films ! Terry Thomas was a perfect piece of casting !
YRRAL1969 8 months ago
My favorite movie. Terry Thomas is at his best from the gap in his teeth
right down to the Bevan Funnell campaign chest in his room.
The music at the beginning is wonderful.
headley62 11 months ago
Such elegant work--love the production values and the score. Being a girl, this movie will always make me squirm a bit, it's so gleefully misogynistic. Especially post-OJ it's hard to know where to place this as entertainment... but I love Jack Lemmon (and Terry-Thomas) and they were terrific together in this waggish comedy, a product of (in theory at least) a more innocent America.
TheCatgirl6 1 year ago
Thank you so much for the upload mate. Comedy at its best.
Dancingwithotters 1 year ago