This is a watchable film...on the low end of my "7" scale. It's mostly fluff through the first half of the film, although things get better later in the film. The chief reason for watching this film is that it stars 2 actors who weren't usually at the top of the star rosters at the time -- Dan Dailey and Celeste Holme. I always found Daily to be a pretty agreeable actor, though not particularly deep, and I enjoyed him here. Holme seems just right for her part, too. The story involves the couple struggling through life with the husband causing most of the tension through his grandiose business schemes which often fall short, while the wife holds things together. Then, as you might expect, the husband goes too far and the marriage beings to collapse. But, this is a family film, so they do all live relatively happy ever after as they both realize that they have more to lose than gain by divorcing.
While Natalie Wood plays one of the younger children in the film, she is seen only occasionally. More prominent is Colleen Townsend as the older daughter who has a crush on Alan Young (without Mr. Ed...although there is a cow in the film). They both do very nicely. William Frawley is funny as a businessman with a terrible wig. All the other characters do their parts.
One of the more interesting aspects of this film is where it is set -- early Tucson, Arizona.
Go ahead...watch it once. It's a pleasant (though soft) diversion.
While Natalie Wood plays one of the younger children in the film, she is seen only occasionally. More prominent is Colleen Townsend as the older daughter who has a crush on Alan Young (without Mr. Ed...although there is a cow in the film). They both do very nicely. William Frawley is funny as a businessman with a terrible wig. All the other characters do their parts.
One of the more interesting aspects of this film is where it is set -- early Tucson, Arizona.
Go ahead...watch it once. It's a pleasant (though soft) diversion.