Brando and niven. Kind of an odd pairing of leads. With shirley jones, a couple years after music man and gantry. And john banner is the mayor, in a small role, just before hogan's heroes. It's very similar to the 1988 version, where they are both con men. But the endings are quite different! And the 1988 version is much more clever. Many of the lines are the same, word for word, but i thought the casting and the script were both much better in the 1988 one. It was kind of strange that in this 1964 version, freddy gets out of the army right at the beginning, and then proceeds to wear his uniform for the rest of the film. A bit odd and un-necessary. It's not bad. Just not as good as the 1988 remake. Directed by ralph levy. Had worked with jack benny and bob newhart, so he must have known how to do comedy.
Review of Bedtime Story
