Finally finished watching The Glass Bottom Boat starring Ms. Day and I enjoyed it. And Dawn, I am ready to discuss it whenever you get ready. This is one of the later of Doris 60's era films and it has the usual comic tone and the lovely and engaging presence of Ms. Day. But I was more amazed about the supporting cast which featured a ton of actors I didn't know was going to be in it. I knew about Rod Taylor, who makes a wonderful romantic interest for Doris. But other top comedic actors show up in pivotal roles. Paul Lynde, Dick Martin, Dom DeLuise, the nosy neighbors Kravitz's from Bewitched. And they all have ample moments to shine. So, The Glass Bottom Boat is a diverting pleasing comedy that lets Doris do her comedy shtick and even gets to sing a couple of songs. I'm ready to talk about it in detail whenever you're ready Dawn.
DO NOT DISTURB (1965). Comedy. Director: Ralph Levy. Cast: Doris Day and Rod Taylor.
Janet and Mike Harper rent a little house in the English countryside after Mike, an American wool company executive, moves his office to London. Mike spends most of his time in London with his assistant, Claire and going to parties hosted by his boss, while Janet stays home alone. Wanting revenge, she hires Paul Bellari, a handsome antique dealer to redecorate the house. Janet and Paul fly to Paris so that Janet can look at an antique table. They dine at a bistro where Janet drinks too much wine, Paul takes her back to his office, where they get locked in for the night. Mike learns that Janet has flown to Paris with another man and takes the next flight to Paris. What will happen to the Harper's marriage?
Even though his film is to take place in Europe, the entire production was filmed on the 20th Century Fox back lot in Los Angeles.
There is cute joke in the film. When the French children find out that the character played by Doris Day is American, they ask her whether she knows Rock Hudson or Cary Grant - who had both been recent co-stars of the real Doris Day. Hudson costarred in Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers(1964). Grant costarred in That Touch of Mink (1962).
Opening just before Christmas, the film's ad campaign featured Doris Day under a decorated tree, holding a gift-wrapped package with the gift tag "Do Not Disturb... Until Christmas."
Young Man with a Horn (1950). Drama. Based on a biographical novel of the same name about the life of Bix Beiderbecke. Cast: Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, and Lauren Bacall.
Musician Smoke Willoughby thinks back to when he first meet his friend legendary trumpet player Rick Martin. After his mother dies , Rick moves in with his sister in California. Rick sees a trumpet in a pawn shop window and gets a job in a bowling alley to pay for it. Next to the bowling alley is a Jazz club, where Rick hears jazz for the first time. He quickly makes friends with the trumpet player Art Hazzard, who teaches his young friend how to play the trumpet. As Rick gets older, he finds odd jobs playing for carnivals and dance marathons. Rick decides to follow Art to New York and gets a job playing trumpet for big band leader Jack Chandler where he meets Smoke and singer Jo. Chandler insists that Rick play the music exactly as written. Chandler fires Rick after he plays a jazzy number. Despite Jo's efforts, Rick refuses to go back when Chandler offers to rehire him. Rick learns that his friend Art has been sick and he returns to New York. Jo gets him a job with another orchestra. Some evenings Rick goes over to help out Art at Louis Galba's nightclub. Jo brings her friend Amy to hear Rick play. Amy, who is studying to be a psychiatrist, blames her father for her mother's death and believes that she is not capable of love. They fall in love and are married, soon after Rick and Amy start to have problems because of his dedication to music. Will Rick be torn away from playing the trumpet to save his marriage?
For anyone who loves jazz, this is a wonderful movie. The soundtrack to this movie is awesome.(trumpet played by Harry James). Kirk Douglas is perfect for Rick's character. Lauren Bacall performance as a manipulative heiress was perfect.
"In the Sweet By and By"
(uncredited)
Music by J.P. Webster (1868)
Lyrics by S. Fillmore Bennett
Sung by chorus
"Moanin' Low"
(uncredited)
Music by Ralph Rainger (1929)
Lyrics by Howard Dietz
Performed by Juano Hernandez (dubbed by Jimmy Zito)
Used instrumentally in score throughout film
"Shadow Waltz"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Introduced in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Chinatown, My Chinatown"
(uncredited)
Music by Jean Schwartz (1910)
Lyrics by William Jerome
Used instrumentally
"The Very Thought of You"
(uncredited)
Written by Ray Noble (1934)
Sung by Doris Day with Harry James on trumpet
"Baby Face"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Akst (1926)
Lyrics by Benny Davis
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Get Happy"
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen (1930)
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Jazz version played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James and others
"Sweet Georgia Brown"
(uncredited)
Music by Maceo Pinkard
Lyrics by Kenneth Casey (1930)
Excerpt played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James
"Lovin' Sam (The Sheik of Alabam)"
(uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager (1922)
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Sung by Hoagy Carmichael and Kirk Douglas
"Silent Night, Holy Night"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Gruber (1818)
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Ain't She Sweet"
(uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager (1927)
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Too Marvelous for Words"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting (1937)
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Doris Day
"The Blue Room"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers (1926)
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Can't We Be Friends?"
(uncredited)
Music by Kay Swift (1929)
Lyrics by Paul James (aka James Warburg)
Played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"I Only Have Eyes for You"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Introduced in Dames (1934)
Performed in part by "Phil Morrison Orchestra"
"Tea for Two"
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans (1925)
Lyrics by Irving Caesar
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"The Man I Love"
(uncredited)
Music by George Gershwin (1928)
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)"
(uncredited)
Music by Henry Sullivan (1929)
Lyrics by Harry Ruskin
Sung by Doris Day
"What Is This Thing Called Love?"
(uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter (1930)
Played in part by uncredited band
"'S Wonderful"
(uncredited)
Music by George Gershwin (1927)
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"Limehouse Blues"
(uncredited)
Music by Philip Braham (1924)
Lyrics by Douglas Furber
Jazz version played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James and others
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(uncredited)
Traditional (circa 1872)
Music by Wallis Willis
Lyrics by Henry Thacker Burleigh
Sung by chorus
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
(uncredited)
Traditional (circa 1865)
Lyrics by Henry Thacker Burleigh
Sung by chorus
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
(uncredited)
Music by George Gershwin (1926)
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Played by "Phil Morrison Orchestra" with Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)
"With a Song in My Heart"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers (1929)
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Sung by Doris Day
"Carolina in the Morning"
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Played by Young Rick and other kids
"Pretty Baby"
(uncredited)
Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
Played during the scene with the hula dancer
"The Japanese Sandman"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Played by Hoagy Carmichael when Smoke first meets Rick
"Love for Sale"
(uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Played when Rick first meets Amy at the club
"If I Could Be with You"
(uncredited)
Music by James P. Johnson
Whistled by the elevator operator
"Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 in E Flat Major"
(uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Played on the piano by Amy
We're back home, safe and sound. Our cars are in the shop but we're both fine. I'm so ready to talk classic movies. And I see where The Glass Bottom Boat is airing tomorrow on TCM. I've already set my DVR to record it. So we can discuss it as soon as I watch it. Oh and thanks for the posts on Screwball Cinema and the shout out you gave me on your blog as well. I appreciate it. And glad to be back.
That Touch of Mink (1962) romantic/ comedy. Cast: Cary Grant and Doris Day. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sarget. Also baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances.
On her way to unemployment Cathy Timberlake is splashed with mud from head to toe by a passing limousine belonging to tycoon Philip Shayne. Soon after, Philip spots Cathy out the window entering an auto mat and sends Rodger, his financial adviser, to offer to pay for her ruined dress. Encouraged by Roger and Connie her roommate, Cathy decides to march over to Philip's office and personally give him a piece of her mind. When she is introduced to Philip, she falls for his handsome charms and she agrees to travel with him on a business trip to Baltimore. Philip takes Cathy to Philadelphia for cocktails, then to Manhattan for his speech at the U. N., and on to fabulous dinner and a baseball game.(with some wonderful cameo appearances.) Wanting to continue on with the date Philip suggests a trip to Bermuda. At first Cathy says "no", but reconsiders and ends up flying to the island wearing a new Mink coat with a beautiful new wardrobe, bought for her by Philip.
While on the trip Cathy becomes so nervous that she comes down a skin rash, and Philip spends the night playing cards with another frustrated husband, out by the hotel pool. Back in New York, Cathy embarrassed wants to return to the island for a second chance. This time she gets drunk, and falls off a balcony. Philip returns to New York and no longer wants anything to do with her..
What is Cathy's next move to try and win Philip's love?
FUN FACT: Cary Grant was a huge fan of "The Honeymooners" (1955). And was responsible for getting Audrey Meadow's the part of Connie.
