I'll take a double order of housekeeper Estelle Winwood's butterscotch hot cake recipe: a combination of both butter and scotch. Silly old ladies manage to always get laughs, especially when they are either drunk or so ugly they're cute. This romantic comedy, surrounding members of the theater community, with curd Jurgens as an aging theater lothario who accidentally ends up with perky Debbie Reynolds as an overnight guest, competing for her with the handsome John Saxon. It's obvious who the winner will be, although there's a fantastic supporting cast dealing with a rather predictable situation.
This is a great opportunity to see two very similar actors together, the legendary Mary Astor as a stuffy rich lady and Alexis Smith as a theater diva long past her prime trying to be Peg o my heart when she's Lady Macbeth. Before moving to stuffy old matron parts, Astor played many of the type of parts that Smith would take on, and often, I could have confused them as sisters. Hayden O'Rourke, Joe Flynn and a very young Troy Donahue round out the cast. Then, there's Winwood's pet seagull who follows her around like a puppy. Blake Edwards has one of his first A directing assignments, although in spite of the impressive cast, seems to be forgotten.
This is a great opportunity to see two very similar actors together, the legendary Mary Astor as a stuffy rich lady and Alexis Smith as a theater diva long past her prime trying to be Peg o my heart when she's Lady Macbeth. Before moving to stuffy old matron parts, Astor played many of the type of parts that Smith would take on, and often, I could have confused them as sisters. Hayden O'Rourke, Joe Flynn and a very young Troy Donahue round out the cast. Then, there's Winwood's pet seagull who follows her around like a puppy. Blake Edwards has one of his first A directing assignments, although in spite of the impressive cast, seems to be forgotten.