It's the one where rich businessman Rock Hudson's Portofino villa is being used the rest of the year as a hotel (with three stars) by his man Walter Slezak. Somewhat stretched plot has his once a month / once a year (?) GF Gina Lollabrigida (that alone is incredible) come visiting whilst for dubious reasons they continue to pretend it's a hotel. Cue sub plots involving Brenda de Banzie, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin, leading a band of jerks (Joel Grey good in support - who became
Cabaret's ringmaster), who don't exactly set the reputation of USA high.
Story has Hudson in charge of girls' honour and is thus somewhat dated (even then) - could in fact be remade quite effectively, as central idea is OK. Gina's intended and his sisters provide good quips like 'You spent two nights with another man, you're arrested by the police - once we're married this will have to stop'.
Shot by Bill Daniels in CinemaScope. Universal.
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