Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
Acting
Rock Hudson's smarmy charisma vs. Doris Day's volcanic indignation.
Writing
Stanley Shapiro's ad-speak dialogue is impossibly sharp.
Costume
Day's parade of technicolor power suits deserves its own credit.
Director
Delbert Mann
Rock Hudson
Jerry Webster
Doris Day
Carol Templeton
Tony Randall
Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
Edie Adams
Rebel Davis
Jack Oakie
J. Paxton Miller
Jack Kruschen
Doctor Linus Tyler
Ann B. Davis
Millie, Carol's Secretary
Joe Flynn
Hadley
Howard St. John
Mr. John Brackett
Karen Norris
Kelly, Jerry's Secretary
Jack Albertson
Fred
Charles Watts
Charlie
Donna Douglas
Deborah, Peter's Secretary
Ward Ramsey
Hodges
June Wilkinson
Sigrid Freud - Stripper on Standee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rock Hudson and Doris Day made three films together; this was their second after 'Pillow Talk' and their only one where his deception is genuinely malicious rather than misunderstandings.
The film satirizes the real 'Mad Men' era of advertising just as the industry was being publicly scrutinized for manipulating consumers—making its romanticized ending oddly conservative.
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