Review of Four's a Crowd

" . . . and your little dog, too!" during her brief scene here in FOUR'S A CROWD, but "M. Hamilton" is clearly auditioning for her star turn as "Elvira Gulch" (aka, The Wicked Witch of the West) for WIZARD OF OZ the following year. As eight million dollar woman "Lorri Dillingwell's" maid "Amy," the prospective Ms. Gulch eyes Lorri's little whitish mutt with an evil intent so obvious that Lorri's suitor "Bob" immediately secures this endangered beta version of "Toto" in the safety of an upright piano cabinet as soon as Elvira leaves the room. Unfortunately, pianos prove to be few and far between in the Land of Oz, forcing Dot & friends toward desperate measures during their later flick. (The shooting script of FOUR'S A CROWD shows this interchange--Amy: "Should I remove your empty ice cream dish?" Lorri: "Please, and take it with you"--did NOT make the film's final cut.)