Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

After he packs off his wholesome daughter (Sandra Dee) to college, her father (James Stewart) must deal with her budding sexuality, artistic pretensions and radical beliefs. The 1960s weren't very good to Stewart, having to deal with sub-par westerns like FIRECREEK and CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB and mediocre sitcoms like DEAR BRIGITTE and this one. He's at his stuttering worst here in this adaptation of the hit Broadway comedy by Phoebe and Henry Ephron (parents of Nora). This is the kind stuff that is TV sitcom fodder today that people paid money to see in CinemaScope in the 1960s. The film is very condescending to youth, patronizing their lifestyles but today, Stewart's patriarch figure comes across as very interfering and limited in his understanding. Dee is adorable as usual but she's the most wholesome looking beatnik you'll ever see. As a comedy, the laughs are practically nil though there is an amusing bit with Dee made up to look like Simone Signoret. Directed by Henry Koster (HARVEY). The forgettable score is by Jerry Goldsmith. With Audrey Meadows (wasted), Robert Morley, James Brolin, Bob Denver, John McGiver, Jenny Maxwell, Irene Tsu, Francesca Bellini and Philippe Forquet.