I love the moment where Grant - who's so suntanned he's almost turned black by this point - tosses his chicken into the picnic basket and he pulls Kelly down to kiss her and her head's in the basket, lying, presumably, on top of the chicken.
John Michael Hayes' script is actually quite risqué. It's a fabulous entertainment, looks great and Hitch is thoroughly in command. You can say what you like about Tomasini's editing, but all Hitch's films are brilliantly edited and the array of interesting shots and set ups is all part of the Master's Art.
Lyn Murray's music sounds so like Herrmann in places (same kinds of orchestration for example) you wonder whether he actually influenced him in that direction.
Lots of sound dubbing evident - people saying lines of dialogue when their mouths aren't moving.
Alma came up with the car chase shot by helicopter sequence. They both loved the riviera. She could remember the turns of the road to map it out so accurately.
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| Q loves this dress |
Oddly, the copyright date on our print is 1954, but the film wasn't finished until 1955 and not released until August.
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