Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Hairdresser's Receptionist
- (uncredited)
- Lady on Country House Guided Tour
- (uncredited)
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
- Fair-Haired Woman
- (uncredited)
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
- Waiter with Card
- (uncredited)
- Hairdresser's Receptionist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt originally was intended by director Stanley Donen that Cary Grant would play the part of "Delacro", the American tourist, whilst Rex Harrison and his real-life wife Kay Kendall were cast as "Victor Rhyall" and "Hattie", respectively. But Kendall died soon after completing an earlier Donen film, Once More, with Feeling! (1960), and Harrison dropped out of the film because of this. Grant agreed to play Victor instead of Delacro, and both Rock Hudson and Charlton Heston were approached about playing the American character. Both refused, and Robert Mitchum was cast quite late in the proceedings, making no fuss at all about taking third-billing. Grant often claimed this had "saved the film" and praised his performance highly.
- GoofsWhen Victor and Charles play billiards, they use straight-rail billiard balls (two white, one red) on a table with pockets (on which 9, 10, or 15 balls, plus a cue ball, are used).
- Quotes
Victor Rhyall: Sellers, have you seen my Bible?
Trevor Sellers: I'm afraid I've got it. I wanted to look something up.
Victor Rhyall: First you borrow my Times, now you pinch my Bible. That's democracy running amok!
Trevor Sellers: I'm extremely sorry, my lord. I'll put it back beside your bed.
Victor Rhyall: Anyway, you should have a Bible of your own!
Trevor Sellers: Well, the one you're using is mine, my lord.
- Crazy creditsBabies, some of them naked, on a lawn, are shown as if they were the cast and crew. For example, as the camera crew's names are shown, the babies are seen trying to work a camera; the "editor" is a baby tugging on a film strip, and so on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
The first 15 minutes or so started off rather slow, but once Jean Simmons graces the screen, you won't want to switch off! As a Cary Grant fan, I must nobly admit that he doesn't really do much for this film. His role, while not bad, is just a bit bland and not up to the calibre of other roles he has played. So it's a nice touch to have him there, but really it could have been any fella. The real star of the show was definitely Simmons, making Hattie by far the best character. She's sly and witty and can't help making every second comment naughty; she's oh so terribly frightfully grand dahling, very cheeky, exceedingly silly, and plays off Kerr so well with the air-kisses and light banter. The funniest scene in the film was by far the one right near the end where Kerr holds up Simmons at gun-point to get her to take the mink coat off!
Oddly though, the scene that I saw on the documentary, the split-screen phonecall, was not in the movie. The phone scene was there, they were all speaking at the same time, but it wasn't done split-screen style. A little odd!
Overall, this is a fine treat for any Jean Simmons fans. I kept thinking Ingrid Bergman might have been a better choice than Kerr, possibly following on from the lovely Indiscreet. But the guy playing Sellers the Butler - he was wonderful! And don't forget the old saying, because sometimes the Butler DID do it...
- calvertfan
- May 7, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vor Hausfreunden wird gewarnt
- Filming locations
- Osterley Park House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK(Earl and Countess of Rhyall's house exteriors)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,000,000
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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