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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Bon Voyage (1962)

A family from Indiana takes an ocean liner to Paris for a holiday. But the father (Fred MacMurray) must deal with his daughter's (Deborah Walley) falling in love with a wealthy playboy (Michael Callan) and his older son's (Tommy Kirk) moody behavior. Meanwhile, the wife (Jane Wyman) finds herself pursued by a Hungarian lothario (Ivan Desny). Based on the novel by Merrjane and Joseph Hayes and directed by James Neilson (NIGHT PASSAGE). Typical 1960s live action fluff, essentially a sitcom on the big screen. This being a Disney film, "decadent" Paris is cleaned up to be family friendly. For example, Francoise Prevost as a hooker is the most G rated hooker you'll ever see. Also Deborah Walley is allowed to wear a bikini but she has a bow stuck in her navel! Even Fred MacMurray's swim trunks cover his belly button! I'm surprised the film allowed a bidet to be referenced though not by name. Still, audiences ate it up and the film was a big hit and was one of the year's top 10 grossing movies. With that bane of Disney moppets Kevin Corcoran, Jessie Royce Landis, Max Showalter and Georgette Anys.

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