Do Not Disturb (1965)

American couple Janet and Mike move to England for his business. She soon becomes paranoid that he is having an affair with his attractive secretary, and decides to get back at him by pretending she herself has been unfaithful.

Director:

Ralph Levy

Writers:

Milt Rosen (screenplay), Richard L. Breen (screenplay) (as Richard Breen)

Stars:

Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Hermione Baddeley

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Doris Day	...	Janet Harper
Rod Taylor	...	Mike Harper
Hermione Baddeley	...	Vanessa Courtwright
Sergio Fantoni	...	Paul
Reginald Gardiner	...	Simmons
Maura McGiveney	...	Claire Hackett
Aram Katcher	...	Culkos
Leon Askin	...	Langsdorf
Lisa Pera	...	Alicia
Michael Romanoff	...	Delegate
Albert Carrier	...	Reynard
Barbara Morrison	...	Mrs. Ordley
Dick Winslow	...	One-Man Band

Storyline

American couple Mike and Janet Harper move to England for Mike's work, his company which deals in wool textiles and wool fashions. Despite Mike's want for them to live in a flat in the heart of London, Janet, who is not a big city girl, ignores his want and instead finds them a house to rent thirty miles outside of London in Kent, which means that Mike has to commute into town by train. This commute is not ideal for Mike, who often for convenience stays in one of the company's flats in town rather than go home. This commuting situation makes Janet feel even more neglected than she already did previously. Janet believes Mike may be taking his neglect to the next level by having an affair with his secretary-quickly-turned-assistant, Claire Hackett. Janet's beliefs are fueled in part by the Harper's busybody landlady, Vanessa Courtwright, who thinks Janet can play Mike's game by entering into an affair of her own, whether it be real or made-up. It has the potential to be real with the ...

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Plot Keywords:

wool | landlady | fashion | england | antique dealer | 

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Taglines:

...and to all a good night!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

22 December 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bitte nicht stören!

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$315,695

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melcher-Arcola Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Color by Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The interior set of the Von Trapp entry hall (featuring the split staircase) in The Sound of Music (1965) was re-used in 'Do Not Disturb'. The set was re-dressed for use as the hotel ballroom featured in the latter portion of the film.

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Goofs

When Janet is driving Mike in the convertible and meets the lorry, Mike covers her head as well as his in the closeup shot. However in the long shot, they are each individually covering their own heads.

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Quotes

Janet Harper: Well let me see what kind of a pup- you're not a puppy! You're a fox!

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, an animated Doris dances around, while various characters also move around the screen.

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Connections

Featured in What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009)

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Soundtracks

Do Not Disturb
Lyric Mark Barkan
Music Ben Raleigh
Performed by Doris Day (uncredited)

User Reviews

Routine

DO NOT DISTURB has been hastily conceived as a star vehicle for the ever-frothy Doris Day, playing a wife whose love has gone out of her marriage to hard-working husband Rod Taylor. She decides to try to win his heart back by pretending to embark on a passionate affair, but things don't exactly go according to plan...

The whole film is designed to show off Day at her quick-thinking best, to show off her comedic skills as she goes from one situation to the next. I have to say that, while I like Day (in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, for example), her performance soon started to grate on me here. The absolute pits is the scene where she gets drunk; I hate these old comedies where women get drunk and act stupid, because they're just over the top and embarrassing. There were similar moments in a lot of Audrey Hepburn movies.

Still, DO NOT DISTURB isn't too bad, and as a light-hearted comedy you can enjoy it if you don't expect too much from the premise. Taylor is a delight as the foil to Day's wit, and a supporting cast do their best with the material they're given.