High Time (1960)

Against the wishes of his grown children, a self made millionaire (Bing Crosby) who owns a chain of restaurants decides to get the college education he never had. At first, he feels a little out of place but with the help of his young dormitory room mates, he soon fits in. Today, adults returning to colleges and universities to get or complete an education is pretty commonplace. But in 1960, it was still an unusual concept and in this lightweight Blake Edwards (THE PINK PANTHER) concoction, it's played for laughs. It's an amiable if mindless entertainment without much to recommend it unless you're a Bing Crosby fan which I'm not. The rest of the cast don't have much to do including Tuesday Weld whose screen time is minimal (even Fabian gets billed above her!). Nicole Maurey (DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST) in a role turned down by Simone Signoret provides the laid back love interest as the French teacher. The score is by Edwards' frequent collaborator Henry Mancini but the musical highlight is the Oscar nominated song The Second Time Around (sung by Crosby) which became a frequently performed standard. Also in the cast: Richard Beymer, Gavin MacLeod, Yvonne Craig, Patrick Adiarte, Nina Shipman and Douglass Dumbrille.