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Yes, an apt title if ever there was one! Were it not for James Whitmore's splendid performance, and his delightful aversion to "bugs", plus a few high-spirited moments in Alan Rafkin's direction (for example, in the chase along the sea-shore), I would most definitely have found it somewhat of a chore to sit through this movie. As it unfolds on the screen, it turns out to be a rather tedious and long- winded "comedy", burdened with a cast that – aside from Whitmore – is totally lacking in appeal. I also found the script to be in poor taste. True, you can't blame the stars, Doug McClure and Nancy Kwan, for lapses in the script and direction, but they could have followed Whitmore's lead. Instead, they gave the impression that they were not making any efforts at all. The splendid photography by Robert H. Wyckoff and the superb music score by Irving Gertz also deserved better.

Nobody's Perfert which I just saw on YouTube is a well perfect title for this movie because it is certainly not perfect. That said, it is a lot of fun and certainly worth watching. What makes it work? Let's start with Nancy Kwan ( Lt. Tomoko Momoyama). Nancy who arguably is the most beautiful Asian actress of All-Time ( Merle Oberon is up there as well), plays an interesting character. She is a Nissi ( first generation Japanese-American) in the Navy who is stationed in Japan). She however is NOT a traditional Japanese woman. She cannot read, write or speak Japanese nor is she submissive. She finds out that her uncle Gondai-San ( Keye Luke) arranged for her to be married 18 years earlier to Toshi O'Hara ( James Shigeta), something she will not stand for. Onto Gondai-San: He is a very wise man. He realizes that Doc Willoughby ( Doug McClure) who is the character who is not perfect ( but better then he thinks he is) will be a better match for Tomoko, so he gives his blessing for Toshi to end up with another relative of his ( unseen but probably not as hot as Nancy Kwan). The best of all is James Whitmore as Lt. Commander Mike Riley. An earlier poster went into Riley's character so no need to repeat. I will only say that Riley throughout the movie knows just how valuable Willoughby is to the Navy, and puts up with his antics for that reason. He also like Gondai-San knows that Willoughby is better then Willoughby thinks he is. Spoilers ahead: At the end, Willoughby, Tomoko, and Toshi and others go to retrieve an 800 year Buddha that Willoughby and others stole for fun. The problem is this happened during a bad storm and it is under the water. Willoughby ends up saving Toshi's life ( Toshi is an experienced diver) who gets knocked unconscious so Willoughby saves him by going underwater then gets the Buddha back by calling his ship and they retrieve it ( the Buddha is in the back of a jeep).: Not f course he gets a medal ( which he does not want) and Tomoko which he certainly does. 7/10 stars.