Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 01/23/2001
Dubbed: English
Sound: 1
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Republic Pictures
When people refer to
Doris Day as "the world's oldest professional virgin," they generally have the 1962
comedy That Touch of Mink in mind. It isn't that
Cathy Timberlake (
Day) is above a bit of hanky-panky; it's just that she wants such tangibles as a marriage license and wedding ring first. Thus, when playboy businessman
Philip Shayne (
Cary Grant) begins actively pursuing
Cathy (they "met cute" when
Philip's limo splashed mud on the hapless
Cathy), she won't say "I will" until he says "I do." She is of the idealistic opinion that she can bring out the best intentions in him, even when he repeatedly tips off his
worst intentions by inviting her to accompany him to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Bermuda. After not a few complications and misunderstands,
Cathy finally finagles a proposal out of
Philip. The film is essentially much ado about nothing, but it is so well-acted and attractively photographed that the audiences are willing to go along for the ride. The high-powered supporting cast includes
Gig Young as
Roger,
Philip's moralistic financial advisor;
Audrey Meadows as
Connie,
Cathy's wise-cracking roommate;
Alan Hewitt as
Dr. Gruber, a confused psychiatrist;
John Astin as
Beasley,
Cathy's slimy would-be beau;
Dick Sargent as a neurotic honeymooner; and an unbilled
Richard Deacon as an all-around letch. Best scene: the baseball-dugout rhubarb involving New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle,
Roger Maris, and
Yogi Berra.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
