There are some dull passages (particularly some overly long and somewhat boring scenes between Tuesday Weld and Richard Beymer – whatever happened to these stars of the future? They seemed to just disappear. Miss Weld was a real knockout too). It's also true that some of the jokes misfire but, all told, this is a very amusing farce, full of tangential sight gags and delightful incongruities. Budd Grossman's original frame-work for his stage play, "Libby", was obviously clichéd and trivial, but director/screenwriter Frank Tashlin has fleshed it out superlatively with a grab-bag of various types of humor. Terry-Thomas is in top form and, aside from Miss Weld and Mr. Beymer who make a rather lackluster pair of juveniles, the support cast play with just the right blend of lunacy and straight-face. Photography and other credits are first-rate, although the film editing could be sharper and some trimming would have been much appreciated.
Review of Bachelor Flat
