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A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.
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- 2 nominations
Harry Morgan
- Charles Meriden
- (as Henry 'Harry' Morgan)
Don Anderson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
- Charity Raffle Guest
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Gene Blakely
- Corp. Mack
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe car that Glenn Ford wins is a 1955 Lincoln Futura, the one-off concept car that ultimately became the Batmobile on Batman (1966). The car cost Ford $250,000 ($2.4M in 2022), and unlike most concept cars at the time was completely drivable. It was originally pearlescent white, but that color did not photograph well, so it was painted red for this film. The car, as the original "Batmobile", was sold at auction for $4.62M in 2013 (equivalent to about $5.63M in 2022).
- Goofs(at around 1h 34 mins) Maggie Putnam (Debbie Reynolds) says she didn't want to be an Army wife. She is not an Army wife, but she is an Air Force wife. (The two services were separated in 1947.) However, it was established earlier that Maggie was not knowledgeable of of service branches or ranks.
- Quotes
Checkroom Girl: What happened to your girlfriend's dress?
Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick: I tore it.
Checkroom Girl: Ooo, I like a man who knows what he wants.
- ConnectionsReferenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #10.22 (1960)
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I'll admit, the main reason I watched this was for the car. As is mentioned in the Trivia Section, the car in question is a Lincoln dream car from the mid 1950's. Very rarely do these cars make appearances in the `real world', as most don't really function. They usually have no engine, or are made from some material that would be ruined if actually driven. These cars spend their life on a turntable at an auto show with fashion models in, or on them. After they serve their purpose, they get destroyed, or stored. Few, if any turn up in movies, as this Lincoln did, and then go on to TV stardom, as well! Ford later sold the car to custom car designer George Barris, and it became the basis for the Batmobile in the TV series "Batman". And if you were a kid like me at the time, IT was the star of the show. Sorry Batman and Robin!
This is what was best described as a `Bedroom Comedy'. Rock Hudson, and Doris Day made movies like this, with a light amount of `sexual tension' sewn into a light comedy movie. You never saw 'anything', it was left to the viewers imagination, what happened.
The film itself is decent enough. I like most anything that Glenn Ford did, and Debbie Reynolds turns in another good performance here. The supporting cast is peppered with plenty of folks who, like the car, went on to fame on TV, Eva Gabor, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, and of course, Francis Bavier.
The country side of Spain is beautiful, the acting is competent, so I'll give it a 6 out of 10.
This is what was best described as a `Bedroom Comedy'. Rock Hudson, and Doris Day made movies like this, with a light amount of `sexual tension' sewn into a light comedy movie. You never saw 'anything', it was left to the viewers imagination, what happened.
The film itself is decent enough. I like most anything that Glenn Ford did, and Debbie Reynolds turns in another good performance here. The supporting cast is peppered with plenty of folks who, like the car, went on to fame on TV, Eva Gabor, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, and of course, Francis Bavier.
The country side of Spain is beautiful, the acting is competent, so I'll give it a 6 out of 10.
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- Also known as
- Eine tolle Nummer
- Filming locations
- Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain(pier and harbor scenes)
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- $1,789,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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