The Right Approach (1961)

The story of five fun-loving young bachelors who live together in a converted nightclub in the Hollywood Hills. Newcomer Leo Mack is a young Hollywood hopeful who stirs up trouble when he ... See full summary »

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Fay Kanin, Garson Kanin (play),

Stars:

Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse

Cast

Cast overview:
Frankie Vaughan	...	Leo Mack
Martha Hyer	...	Anne Perry
Juliet Prowse	...	Ursula Poe
Gary Crosby	...	Rip Hulett
David McLean	...	Bill Sikulovic
Jesse White	...	Brian Freer
Jane Withers	...	Liz Fargo, Photographer
Rachel Stephens	...	Helen
Steve Harris	...	Mitch Mack
Paul von Schreiber	...	Granny
Robert Casper	...	Horace Wetheridge Tobey III

Storyline

The story of five fun-loving young bachelors who live together in a converted nightclub in the Hollywood Hills. Newcomer Leo Mack is a young Hollywood hopeful who stirs up trouble when he arrives, using his brother and their roommates and anyone else he can as stepping stones in his climb for fame and fortune as a singing and acting star.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | bachelor | based on play

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Taglines:

The lowdown on bachelor boys - and their search for girls!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1962 (Finland)

Also Known As:

I gynaika thelei doulema

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In-joke: During drive-in restaurant scene, the character played by Frankie Vaughan reads a Hollywood trade paper with ad on back cover for Marilyn Monroe picture Let's Make Love - Vaughan's previous movie for same studio.

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Soundtracks

"When You Least Expect It"
Written by Sam H. Stept

User Reviews

The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood schnook

The late Frankie Vaughn (Let's Make Love) plays a ruthless young Hollywood hopeful who uses his friends (and anyone else handy) as stepping stones on his way to fame as a singing star.

After moving into the communal bachelor pad shared by his brother and three other struggling talents, Vaughn wastes no time in moving in on the girlfriend of one of the guys (Juliet Prowse as a hard-edged hash slinger) only to throw her over for a journalist he hopes will help his career (Martha Hyer).

What makes this film so fun is how transparently sneaky old Vaughn is. He is like a cartoon villain; complete with shifty eves, cheshire cat grin, and light-switch mood swings. All he's missing is a mustache to twirl.

The cliches fly, some bad songs are sung and we get to see Prowse dance a little bit. Mostly we get to see Vaughn be really mean to people, and he makes a delightful bad guy.