Cinema: The New Comedies

That Touch of Mink. No one cares what happens to a girl on a yacht, so does anyone care what happens to a girl (Doris Day) who is outfitted at Bergdorf Goodman, flown to Bermuda by jet, and escorted into a plush hotel by her millionaire (Cary Grant) would-be seducer? Well, Scriptwriters Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster do, since they stand to make a great deal more money out of the heroine's virginity than any virgin ever has.

"I forgot my toothbrush." says Doris Day, who suddenly realizes she is not THAT KIND OF GIRL. "I always carry a spare," says Cary...

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