Copyright 13 December 1965 by Martin Melcher Productions—Arcola Pictures. Released through 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. New York opening at neighborhood cinemas: 24 December 1965. U.S. release: 22 December 1965. U.K. release: 17 January 1966. Australian release: 23 December 1965. Sydney opening at the Regent. 9,175 feet. 102 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: Mike Harper (Rod Taylor), an executive in the firm of Baird Woolens, is sent to England by his company to try to boost its European sales. His wife, Janet (Doris Day), surprises him by renting a rambling house in the country, instead of the apartment he wanted in the vicinity of his office. Mike's work soon causes him to spend considerable time in London, and Janet begins to suspect something fishy between him and his secretary, Claire (Maura McGiveney). Janet's landlady, Vanessa (Hermione Baddeley) advises Janet to make Mike jealous by pretending an interest in someone else. Janet decides that the someone else will be Paul Bellari (Sergio Fantoni), a suave antique dealer.
COMMENT: This second and final film from TV director, Ralph "Bedtime Story" Levy, is even less interesting than his first effort. In fact, to describe "Do Not Disturb" as very mild fun would be to generously overpraise this rather pedestrian picture. Poor Doris Day is forced into shameless mugging to extract even a few half-chuckles out of this very dull script that was obviously derived from a third-rate stage play. Indifferent direction doesn't help. Nor does inept photography. (Hard to believe it's credited to Leon Shamroy, with all that illusion-shattering make-up so patently revealed in incompetent close-ups).
The movie was obviously filmed on the cheap too. And in addition to other shortcomings, only two songs for Miss Day — and one of those over the credit titles. Totally uninspired songs too!
All that can be said in the film's favor is that the players try very hard — though only one, Maura McGiveney's nicely calculating secretary, is worth mentioning.
Fans had a right to feel short-changed by this entertainment-starved and technically below standard offering from TV director Ralph Levy. Miss Day herself describes it as "a terrible script". She was right. Dead right! I should give it "5", but I don't have the heart!
OTHER VIEWS: Doris Day has saved worse productions than this, and she desperately tries to keep the whole thing going, giggling, shrieking and getting delightfully drunk Yet the material defeats everyone in the end. — Monthly Film Bulletin.
SYNOPSIS: Mike Harper (Rod Taylor), an executive in the firm of Baird Woolens, is sent to England by his company to try to boost its European sales. His wife, Janet (Doris Day), surprises him by renting a rambling house in the country, instead of the apartment he wanted in the vicinity of his office. Mike's work soon causes him to spend considerable time in London, and Janet begins to suspect something fishy between him and his secretary, Claire (Maura McGiveney). Janet's landlady, Vanessa (Hermione Baddeley) advises Janet to make Mike jealous by pretending an interest in someone else. Janet decides that the someone else will be Paul Bellari (Sergio Fantoni), a suave antique dealer.
COMMENT: This second and final film from TV director, Ralph "Bedtime Story" Levy, is even less interesting than his first effort. In fact, to describe "Do Not Disturb" as very mild fun would be to generously overpraise this rather pedestrian picture. Poor Doris Day is forced into shameless mugging to extract even a few half-chuckles out of this very dull script that was obviously derived from a third-rate stage play. Indifferent direction doesn't help. Nor does inept photography. (Hard to believe it's credited to Leon Shamroy, with all that illusion-shattering make-up so patently revealed in incompetent close-ups).
The movie was obviously filmed on the cheap too. And in addition to other shortcomings, only two songs for Miss Day — and one of those over the credit titles. Totally uninspired songs too!
All that can be said in the film's favor is that the players try very hard — though only one, Maura McGiveney's nicely calculating secretary, is worth mentioning.
Fans had a right to feel short-changed by this entertainment-starved and technically below standard offering from TV director Ralph Levy. Miss Day herself describes it as "a terrible script". She was right. Dead right! I should give it "5", but I don't have the heart!
OTHER VIEWS: Doris Day has saved worse productions than this, and she desperately tries to keep the whole thing going, giggling, shrieking and getting delightfully drunk Yet the material defeats everyone in the end. — Monthly Film Bulletin.