That Touch of Mink (1962)
Directed by Delbert Mann

Comedy / Romance

Film Review

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Cary Grant and Doris Day make their one and only screen appearance together in this exuberant romantic comedy, scripted with unflagging humour by Stanley Shapiro.  The sparkling dialogue adds zest to the scintillating on-screen rapport of the two leads, whilst allowing the supporting actors, Gig Young and Audrey Meadows, their moments of glory.  The feminists will cheer at Day's attempts to bring Grant to heel, although more daring is the subplot in which a psychiatrist is led to think Grant intends to marry his (male) underling...
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Film Synopsis

Cathy Timberlake is furious when, on the day she has to go for a job interview, a passing Rolls-Royce splashes mud on her coat and dress.  She is so furious in fact that she insists on seeing the man responsible for this thoughtless act.  But when she sets eyes on that man, Philip Shayne, she is tongue-tied, as he is exactly the man she has been looking for all her life.  What she doesn't know is that Philip is an inveterate womaniser who has absolutely no intention of getting married.  Cathy soon realises this but somehow she just can't turn down his offer to spend a romantic weekend with him in Bermuda.  Philip thinks he has won another easy conquest.  How wrong he is...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Delbert Mann
  • Script: Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
  • Cinematographer: Russell Metty
  • Music: George Duning
  • Cast: Cary Grant (Philip Shayne), Doris Day (Cathy Timberlake), Gig Young (Roger), Audrey Meadows (Connie Emerson), Alan Hewitt (Doctor Gruber), John Astin (Mr. Everett Beasley), Dick Sargent (Young Man (Harry Clark)), Joey Faye (Short Man), Laurie Mitchell (Showgirl), John Fiedler (Mr. Smith), Willard Sage (Tom Hodges), Jack Livesey (Doctor Richardson), Dorothy Abbott (Stewardess), Isabella Albonico (Isabella), Louise Arthur (Woman), Alice Backes (Miriam), Suzanne Barton (Model), Russ Bender (Williams), Edna Bennett (Mrs. Wilson), Helen Brown (Mrs. Charlotte Farnum)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 99 min

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