The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 454 1960s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Gene KellyDirector
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Frank TarloffScreenplay
Cast
- Walter MatthauPaul Manning
- Robert MorseEd Stander
- Inger StevensRuth Manning
- Sue Ane LangdonMrs. Johnson
- Claire KellyHarriet Stander
- Linda HarrisonMiss Stardust
- Elaine DevryJocelyn Montgomery
- Michael RomanoffMaitre D'Hotel
- Jason WingreenMr. Johnson
- Fred HollidayParty Guest
- Pat BeckerParty Guest
- Lucille BallTechnical Adviser
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Themes
infidelitymarriage crisismarried coupleroutinerelationship