Friday 26 January 2024

Don't Bother to Knock (1961 Cyril Frankel)

Randy racoon Richard Todd is fed up with his long term no sex affair with June Thorburn (The Pickwick Papers) and ventures off to shag the women of Europe - Nicole Maurey, Elke Sommer and Eleanor Summerfield, who all turn up unannounced to his Edinburgh apartment (well, Summerfield's daughter, Dawn Beret). It's not that funny; was probably considered quite risqué in its day. (Just realised I said exactly the same thing last time.)

I suspected the St Marks Square footage might be borrowed from David Lean's Summertime - if it was, I watch way too many movies.

Geoffrey Unsworth is on camera, Anne Coates edited it seamlessly.

'Americans' include future Carry On stars Amanda Barrie (2nd left) and Angela Douglas (4th left). Sheila Gallagher, in the glasses, looks familiar, but isn't.


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