Written by Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer and Izzy Diamond, this is somehow completely trippy, with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers regressing into both teenagers and children. Many great single takes, like when the chimpanzee frees himself then starts mixing chemicals, or Ginger getting flat on her back with a glass of water on her head; simple filming but incredibly effective. Hawks once again gets Grant to look ridiculous, in wife's coat or as Red Indian.
Hawks didn't think it worked, that the audience wouldn't buy that the monkey would mix the formula, but as we see it clearly mixing it, I don't think that was a problem.
With Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, George Wilson (1958 his last appearance).
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