Quick Before It Melts (1964)

To prove he's worthy of his editor's (Howard St. John) daughter (Yvonne Craig), a milquetoast journalist (Robert Morse) agrees to head to the Antarctic and report from an underground naval base. Realizing a scoop will cut short his stay, he decides to create his own news with the aid of his photographer friend (George Maharis). Based on the novel by Philip Benjamin and directed by Delbert Mann (MARTY). A flat, inane comedy with just a hint of a plot and no laughs. The movie doesn't seem to no what it is. A romantic comedy? A military comedy? A sex farce? Although there is some second unit shots in Alaska (subbing for the Antarctic), most of it is a studio bound icescape. With Anjanette Comer, James Gregory, Norman Fell, Michael Constantine, Janine Gray and a scene stealing penguin named Milton Fox.