Bachelor Flat (1962)

An expatriate Englishman (Terry-Thomas) teaches anthropology at a Southern California university. Although he's engaged to be married, women can't help but throw themselves at him. What he doesn't know is that his fiancee (Celeste Holm) has a teen age daughter (Tuesday Weld) from a previous marriage. This wildly uneven sex comedy is the brainchild of cartoonist turned director Frank Tashlin by way of a play by Budd Grossman though the narrative is suspiciously similar to Tashlin's own 1954 film, SUSAN SLEPT HERE. The film continues Tashlin's breast fetish as displayed in WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? and THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT, even to a sight gag of Terry-Thomas holding two cups to his chest! One has to take an enormous leap of faith to accept the gap toothed Terry-Thomas as a chick magnet however. Still, when Tashlin hits his mark it can be laugh out loud funny as when sexy Francesca Bellini attempts to eat a slice of cake while on an exercise machine. Even when Tashlin does the old slamming doors, people hiding in closets/under beds routine, it's done so well that you have to grin even if you've seen it all before. The spirited score is by Johnny Williams as he was credited before he became the John Williams. With Richard Beymer, Stephen Bekassy, Margo Moore, Howard McNear, Roxanne Arlen and a scene stealing Dachshund called Jessica (who gets star billing with the rest of the leads).