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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Do Not Disturb (1965)

A housewife (Doris Day) finds herself in England when her husband (Rod Taylor) is relocated there by his company. But when work takes up all his time and keeps him away from home, she decides to redecorate with the assistance of an Italian antiques dealer (Sergio Fantoni) which entails a trip to Paris to shop but her husband suspects her of having an affair. Based on the play SOME OTHER LOVE by William Fairchild and directed by Ralph Levy (BEDTIME STORY). While this is considered one of Day's weakest films and was not a success at the box office at the time when she was the biggest female star in America, I love it. It's glamorous, colorful and funny and Day is at her most adorable and looks smashing in her Ray Aghayan costumes. She also has a drunk scene which is delightful. It's no PILLOW TALK or LOVER COME BACK but I still can't see why it's so disliked but I find it to be one of her films that I return most often to. With Hermione Baddeley, Reginald Gardiner, Leon Askin and Maura McGiveney.

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