This film begins with an actor by the name of "Jason Steel" (Dean Martin) performing as a surgeon on a top-rated television show. To that effect, not only is he extremely popular--but the fact that he is also a bachelor--appeals to his female audience who throw themselves at him whenever they see him in person. For his part, although he is single, he is very much in love with a beautiful woman named "Melissa Morris" (Elizabeth Montgomery) and they are soon to be married. Be that as it may, every Wednesday night he attends a card game with some of his male colleagues who all just happen to be married and often discuss their marital woes while playing. Because of that, Jason soon begins to have doubts about getting married. But what really disturbs him one night, is getting a phone call during the card game from one of his colleague's wives named "Jacqueline Edwards" (Macha Meril) who says that her marriage is in danger and that she needs to see him right away. So, being the thoughtful person that he is, after meeting her in his apartment, he learns that his good friend "Tom Edwards" (Elliott Reid) has been neglecting his wife and that she has turned to Jason because she mistakenly believes him to be the wise surgeon she has seen on television. To his credit, although he manages to persuade her to go back to her husband, the next week he gets another phone call from another one of his colleague's wives with the same problem. And then the next week after that another one calls. Eventually, all of this greatly impacts--not just his wedding plans--but his mental health as well. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that due to the casting of several attractive female actresses like Jill St. John (as "Toby Tobler"), Yoko Tani ("Isami Hiroti") and the aforementioned Elizabeth Montgomery and Macha Meril, I fully expected that most of the attention would be focused on them. Interestingly enough, this was not the case, as Dean Martin pretty much carried the show with an extremely good performance from start-to-finish. As a matter of fact, I thought it was one of his best performances with the scene involving him and the psychiatrist "Dr. Sanford Kaufman" (Martin Balsam) being the most amusing, in my opinion. Regardless, I really enjoyed this comedy and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
