In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman ships his wife, Helen, and their son off to Maine for vacation, where the so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.
15 January 1948, Montréal, Québec, Canada
30 November 1946, Hollywood, California, USA
9 March 1918, Chatham, New York, USA
20 November 1916, Port Arthur, Texas, USA
16 July 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
December 10, 1914 in Staten Island, New York, USA
October 24, 1911 in California, USA
16 May 1893, Cumberland, England, UK
June 21, 1879 in New York City, New York, USA
31 March 1892, Columbus, Kansas, USA
12 May 1924, London, England, UK
April 4, 1922 in Perris, California, USA
1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 July 1891, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
4 October 1895, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 February 1905, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
8 November 1913, New York City, New York, USA
17 September 1908, Edmonton, London, England, UK
15 July 1906, Manila, Philippines
July 29, 1873 in Binghamton, New York, USA
23 June 1889, Brooklyn, New York, USA
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
28 April 1930, Amarillo, Texas, USA
16 September 1894
20 March 1928, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 21, 1899 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
24 February 1876, Hammonton, New Jersey, USA
18 October 1879, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
29 April 1909, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
12 August 1898, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
July 26, 2014
Marilyn Monroe comedy is cute but won't interest most kids.August 15, 2007
Although it was directed by Billy Wilder, this 1955 CinemaScope classic sometimes seems presided over by Frank Tashlin, with its satire of 50s puritanism and its use of wimpy Tom Ewell.June 24, 2006
Monroe flaunts her attributes too blatantly, and seems less human because of it, while George Axelrod's play, fresh and risqué in the '50s, now appears a little obvious and over-plotted.January 23, 2013
Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks.July 19, 2005
So arresting is Monroe's presence that when she's not on-screen, we wait impatiently, wondering, Where have you gone, Mrs. DiMaggio?February 02, 2009
Very dated and not consistently funny but famous for the iconic Marilyn air-vent shot and a close to the under-wire smuttiness.June 13, 2008
One of Marilyn Monroe's indispensable films.August 02, 2012
Though not one of Billy Wilder's good films, this sex farce is symptomatic of the mores of the 1950s, offering Marilyn a part that's variation of her "dumb" blondes.March 30, 2014
Monroe takes over the movie the minute she appears onscreen, wearing impossible outfits and telling the most ridiculous stories with the lightest touch.May 28, 2008
Possibly Marilyn Monroe's finest film. What further recommendation do you need?August 15, 2007
What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay.January 01, 2000
Miss Monroe clearly plays the title role.