n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

I took one look at Betsy Drake and said to myself HE married HER? UGH!! And the thing only got worse after that.Betsy Drake plays a manipulative, obsessed, single woman who looks up and notices Cary Grant and immediately starts stalking him objective matrimony. She enlists her friend, her boss (a notorious womanizer) and Eddie Albert.Drake's "acting" and I use the term loosely - is atrocious. Cary Grant is his usual suave self - until the end of this garbage. And yes, you can imagine the ending without me telling you.Friends and neighbors - don't even bother. Unless you like torture. And fingernails on blackboards.

I've seen this a few times and always wondered who that wonderful girl was... So That's Betsy Drake! What a doll: I wonder if her real-life "aquisition" of Archibald Leech (Aka Cary Grant) followed the same lines as Annabel Sims from this film? Nevertheless, I found her Highly Refreshing, that is the best word for her in this film, she is like a long cool drink of water on a hot day.Although the circumstances in this film are highly unlikely (And unbelievable) they are also highly humorous... And Drake's interaction with Grant is almost the same level of high-comedy as Hepburn and Grant in "Bringing Up Baby" This is a fast-paced true wit-based comedy, not the Lucille Ball/Laverne and Shirley brand of "Scratching your Fingernails against a Blackboard" type, which depends of a series of unfortunate incidents (Just like Laurel and Hardy- Only they did it much better) - This is comedy that shows cleverness. As a matter of fact, it is that cleverness that awards Drake her prize at the end of the film.This film includes great performances by Alan Mowbray and a very young looking Diana Lynne, and Franchot Tone as the "threat" to Cary Grant- Which we know is not even a treat.When you think about it, this film is a 1940's retelling of Cinderella- Without the soot.

Cary Grant, of course, is always worth watching (Father Goose notwithstanding). Betsy Drake has a great cadence to support her slightly ditsy intonation, and I did not tire of it, as some have said, any more than I do the affectations of July Holiday or Marilyn Monroe.The plot is not trivial, nor is it totally predictable.Where this film fails in comparison to others of its era and genre is in the writing. The comedy is amusing enough, and there are some good moments, but the lines do not propel the viewer with the rapid-fire bite that is expected with a setup like this one. I wanted it to be good enough for a 7, but I will stick with my 6 which in my metrics is still "definitely worth watching".To those PC reviewers who were "disturbed" by the "stalker" aspect, I say: loosen up, it is a COMEDY! We have all laughed at Lucy being sillier, more extreme and more persistent. Beside, the movie starts by laying out the very sensible premise that a woman should be able to pursue an attractive man in ways similar to a man going after a desirable woman. eg., Rough paraphrase of girl talk: "What would you do on a date?" "Take him on a drive in the country.""And run out of gas?" "If I wanted to".. . . and everything follows from that premise -- logical, consistent and, for me, engaging.Lastly, I note that the best user ratings, as of this date, are by women of the age of Betsy Drake's character, and not by nostalgic curmudgeons like me.

*** Minor Spoilers: This fun film covers a lot of ground - kind of a love triangle, with some discussion of what women have to do to "catch the right man" going on about halfway through. Betsy Drake as Anabel is chasing (stalking) Cary Grant as Madison Brown, but she ends up being chased by another guy (Franchot Tone). They were deep in the Production Code during this time -- some things had to be hinted at.....ie Mr. Sanford ( from the restaurant) just wants to sleep with Anabel, not marry her. (Anabel actually says "Mr. Sanford just wants to play around" later in the film.) Also love the line where Madison says "the only place i'm safe is in a Turkish bath, and even there i'm not so sure..." When Anabel makes dinner, Julie the housemate says "It's not the dinner that wins him, it's the trimmings, like your dress, your hair..." Later, she says "They're having dinner at eight and who- knows-what at nine!" Notice Eddy Albert as Joe, the boyfriend from back home. (he would have been 42 by now). Also note that Diana Lynn gets top billing over Betsy Drake, since she had the bigger career established at the time. Things sure worked out in real life -- CG married Betsy D exactly a year to the day after this film was released on Christmas day! Don Hartman, director, producer, and writer, had done a bunch of the "Road" movies with Hope/Crosby throughout the 1940s, so he was sure familiar with comedy.