Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)

The Divine D.D., a European actress known more for her bubble bath scenes than for her acting, decides she has had enough with bubble baths and wants to be taken seriously as an actress. So... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

George Beck (story), George Kennett,

Stars:

Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Thomas J. 'Tom' Meade
Elke Sommer	...	Didi
Phyllis Diller	...	Lily
Cesare Danova	...	Pepe Pepponi
Marjorie Lord	...	Mrs. Martha Meade
Kelly Thordsen	...	Detective Shawn Regan
Benny Baker	...	Detective Lt. Schwartz
Terry Burnham	...	Doris Meade
Joyce Jameson	...	Telephone operator
Harry von Zell	...	Newscaster / Off-Screen Narrator
Kevin Burchett	...	Larry Meade
Keith Taylor	...	Plympton
John Todd Roberts	...	Newsboy

Storyline

The Divine D.D., a European actress known more for her bubble bath scenes than for her acting, decides she has had enough with bubble baths and wants to be taken seriously as an actress. So much so that she runs away during the middle of a scene while filming in Hollywood and winds up in Oregon. While she is staying in a hotel, the operator accidentally connects her with a real estate agent named Tom Meade. She asks Tom to bring her some food and when he does he suggests that she go to his cabin in the woods. She also asks him not to tell anyone where she is because she doesn't want to go back to Hollywood. Now Tom must keep the secret, especially from his wife and from his suspicious housekeeper Millie.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | bubble bath | hollywood | hotel | real estate agent | 

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Taglines:

I'd like to report a man in my bedroom

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bocs, téves kapcsolás!

Filming Locations:

Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film's end credits erroneously criss-cross the roles played by Benny Baker and Kelly Thordsen.

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Goofs

In the opening scene, Lily (Phyllis Diller) is preparing dinner and setting the dinner table with white plastic plates. Later on when the family sits down to dinner the table is set with red china.

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Quotes

Tom Meade: [to DiDi] You're that dame - the biggest thing in bathtubs since rings.

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Connections

References Tom Jones (1963)

User Reviews

3 funny stars and a good comedy director let down by poor script

I write this review after having finished a private double feature of Bob Hope films. Being a big fan of Hope, I really wanted to like "Boy Did I Get A Wrong Number!" His 1960s films are generally considered by most cinephiles to be his weakest but I enjoyed "Bachelor in Paradise"(1961), "The Road to Hong Kong"(1962), "Critic's Choice"and "Call Me Bwana"(both 1963), none of which are regarded as among Hope's better works. Perhaps it's the fact that I watched it just after watching a vastly superior, funnier and well-written Bob Hope comedy called "Caught in the Draft"(1941), but I have to say this would-be attempt at bedroom farce/Hollywood celebrity spoof falls completely flat. What went wrong? Hope and his 2 main female co-stars(Elke Sommer and Phyllis Diller) have great comic ability, and George Marshall had previously directed top-notch Hope laughfests "Fancy Pants"(1950) and "Monsieur Beaucaire"(1950), but no amount of talent in the actors or director can make up for a leaden script which plays like a 98 minute extended rerun of "Three's Company." The comic timing which is so necessary for a film of this type to work is completely off. The funniest thing in the picture is Marjorie Lord's humongous hairdo and I don't think that was the intent of either her or the filmmakers. Even Hope's immediate predecessor film, the so-so "I'll Take Sweden"(1965) was more entertaining.

Hope fans should skip this one and watch a "Road" film or any of the above mentioned Hope films instead while Elke Sommer fans should watch "A Shot in the Dark"(1964) or "The Prize"(1963) in lieu of "Wrong Number!".

Bottom line: 3 of 10 with 1 point for each of the 3 leads only.