Despite the dissapproval of his grown son and daughter, 51-year-old widdower and wealthy restauranteur Harvey Howard decides it's 'high time' to he gets his college degree. And he's in for the full ride: living in the dorms, joing a fraternity, falling in love, and even getting some studying in.
Acting
Bing Crosby coasting on charisma—you'll buy him as a college freshman somehow.
Direction
Blake Edwards before Pink Panther, finding his comedic rhythm in dorm pranks.
Costume
Cardigans and letterman jackets on a man old enough to be everyone's dad.
Director
Blake Edwards
Bing Crosby
Harvey Howard
Fabian
Gil Sparrow
Tuesday Weld
Joy Elder
Nicole Maurey
Prof. Helene Gauthier
Richard Beymer
Bob Bannerman
Patrick Adiarte
T.J. Padmanagham
Yvonne Craig
Randy 'Scoop' Pruitt
Gavin MacLeod
Professor Thayer
Jimmy Boyd
Robert Higgson
Kenneth MacKenna
President Byrne of Pinehurst
Nina Shipman
Laura Howard
Angus Duncan
Harvey Howard Jr.
Douglass Dumbrille
Judge Carter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Blake Edwards originally wanted a harder satirical edge, but Bing Crosby insisted on keeping Harvey likable and non-threatening.
The film awkwardly gestures at 1960s youth culture while starring a 57-year-old man who debuted in 1926—it's essentially a Boomer fantasy before Boomers existed.
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