With the end of her Universal cycle of films with Rock Hudson, Doris Day moved on to other partners, and for two films, she had Rod Taylor, who when compared to Hudson, Cary Grant and James Garner, seems perhaps a bit to Macho and not romantic enough. For at least "Do Not Disturb", he's a serious-minded businessman who has moved to England and brought Doris along. The first part of the film seems like the film will focus on the ability of Americans to adapt to foreign customs, but for the second half of the film, it's a sex farcw set in France.
When first seen, Doris is trying to understand the British currency system, and then learns that driving on the American side of the road is not the way to do it in the English countryside. Doris's love of animals has her cuddling a cute fox (rescued from a hunt) and encouraging a hungry goat to nosh elsewhere then on the country home plants within the house. Doris has desire to find an antique dining set takes her to Paris where she ends up being the life of the streets thanks to too much champagne and the attentions of Sergio Fantoni.
She ends up at a swank party thrown by "Hogan's Heroes" actor Leon Askin where, desperate to try to find her husband to explain the situation, ends up stealing the scene thanks to a glittery gold gown, initially covered by a long white coat with a gold lining exactly like the dress. It is obvious that the misunderstandings between husband and wife will be resolved in time, and many amusing situations occur.
As enjoyable as this is, it basically is two plots rolled into one film, wasting Hermione Baddely, decked out in chick fashions as the owner of the house Taylor rents. There's also veteran actor Reginald Gardiner as Taylor's business associate who has warned him that wives aren't welcome at certain business social events. The film tries too hard to capture the mid-60s subculture and in its desperation to look cool reflects on how uncool it really is. Doris hadn't hit the bottom of the barrel in scripts yet, but the dive would soon lead to an empty pool.
When first seen, Doris is trying to understand the British currency system, and then learns that driving on the American side of the road is not the way to do it in the English countryside. Doris's love of animals has her cuddling a cute fox (rescued from a hunt) and encouraging a hungry goat to nosh elsewhere then on the country home plants within the house. Doris has desire to find an antique dining set takes her to Paris where she ends up being the life of the streets thanks to too much champagne and the attentions of Sergio Fantoni.
She ends up at a swank party thrown by "Hogan's Heroes" actor Leon Askin where, desperate to try to find her husband to explain the situation, ends up stealing the scene thanks to a glittery gold gown, initially covered by a long white coat with a gold lining exactly like the dress. It is obvious that the misunderstandings between husband and wife will be resolved in time, and many amusing situations occur.
As enjoyable as this is, it basically is two plots rolled into one film, wasting Hermione Baddely, decked out in chick fashions as the owner of the house Taylor rents. There's also veteran actor Reginald Gardiner as Taylor's business associate who has warned him that wives aren't welcome at certain business social events. The film tries too hard to capture the mid-60s subculture and in its desperation to look cool reflects on how uncool it really is. Doris hadn't hit the bottom of the barrel in scripts yet, but the dive would soon lead to an empty pool.