Songless adaptation of the Broadway musical could maybe use some colorful production numbers to break up all the jabbering in this somewhat fatigued comedy-drama. An honest policeman in Paris is determined to keep his prostitute-sweetheart off the streets, going so far as to impersonate a 'customer'. Curious to see these talents (Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, director Billy Wilder, all from "The Apartment") wasting their time with such piffle, which looks terrific but goes nowhere s-l-o-w-l-y. André Previn received an Academy Award for his background score; Joseph LaShelle got a nomination for his rich cinematography, as did MacLaine for Best Actress--she's good, but wasn't she tired of playing floozies by this point? **1/2 from ****
Review of Irma la Douce
