that touch of mink

the year: 1962

the genre: comedy


the cast: Cary Grant (Philip Shayne); Doris Day (Cathy Timberlake); Gig Young (Roger); John Astin (Everett Beasley); Audrey Meadows (Connie Emerson); Alan Hewitt (Doctor Gruber)


the plot: Cathy Timberlake is an old fashioned country girl who meets the man of her dreams, Philip Shayne, after his Rolls Royce splashes her with mud. Philip is taken by Cathy's honest heart, but there's one problem - he's not interested in marriage while Cathy, of course, has never thought of anything else.



don't miss: the credit that reads: "Our special thanks to Bergdorf Goodman for being Bergdorf Goodman."




listen for: "The Four Horsemen now have a riding companion. There's War, Famine, Death, Pestilence, and Miss Timberlake!"




did you know: Cary Grant was a big fan of "The Honeymooners" and Audrey Meadows in particular. He was responsible for getting her the part of Connie.



also don't miss: John Astin as creepy unemployment officer Everett Beasley - quite a different character from Gomez Addams.



also listen for: "[very drunk] Do you like the way I walk?" "Poetry in motion."




did you also know: that the name Rock Hudson appears on the list of potential husbands Roger shows to Cathy.

ask any girl

the year: 1959

the genre: comedy


the cast: Shirley Maclaine (Meg Wheeler); David Niven (Miles Doughton); Gig Young (Evan Doughton); Rod Taylor (Ross Tayford); Jim Backus (Maxwell)



the plot: Meg Wheeler moves to New York intent on enlarging her horizon — and by that she means finding a husband. After a series of mishaps, she finds herself in the office of Miles Doughton, head of an advertising firm, and being fascinated by Miles' younger brother Evan, talks Miles into helping her snare Evan - using the same methods he employs in his marketing business. Of course, during the course of it all, Miles and Meg fall in love with each other!




don't miss: Miles' research.


check out: Meg's answers to the consumer test.



count: how many gals are in Evan's little black book.



listen for: "Hot Chicken Mousse."




extra bonus points: if you can name another movie in which Shirley Maclaine co-starred with David Niven.




also watch for: the pom-pom sweater. You'll know it when you see it.


also check out: Meg's unique ability to invent plausible statistics to win arguments.



So gals, who would you go for: David Niven, Rod Taylor, or Gig Young?