The owner (Sidney Blackmer) of Fielding Motors is against building sports cars and prefers building family friendly automobiles. However, an ambitious employee (Tony Curtis) has come up with a design for a new sportscar and working in secret with the assistance of the company's chief engineer (Paul Kelly), they implement the creation of a new sportscar. Directed by George Sherman (AGAINST ALL FLAGS). A routine but pleasant programmer. As a racing movie, it's more akin to VIVA LAS VEGAS rather than GRAND PRIX. But it's typical of the lightweight fodder that contract player Tony Curtis was making at Universal at the time. Curtis and frequent leading lady Piper Laurie (another Universal contract player) reteam for the fourth and last time here. Both much more talented than Universal gave them credit for judging from the scripts they were given and both would make more of an impression away from Universal: Curtis with TRAPEZE and SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS with United Artists and Laurie with UNTIL THEY SAIL at MGM and DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on television. With Don Taylor, Ilka Chase, Russell Johnson and Scatman Crothers.
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