Synopsis
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- George SidneyDirector
- Norman KrasnaWriter
- André PrevinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tony CurtisDavid Wilson
- Dean MartinMichael Haney
- Janet LeighAnn Wilson
- James WhitmoreHarry Powell
- John McIntireBob Doyle
- Barbara NicholsGloria Coogle
- Larry KeatingParker
- Larry StorchOrenov
- Simon OaklandBelka
- Joi LansingFlorence Coogle
- Barbara HinesForeign Exchange Student
- Marion JavitsMiss Mellish
Stills
Themes
undercoverfbifake idchemistry professor