Tom Ewell plays a dull guy whose wife and son are away for the summer. During their absence, his male ego begins acting up and he wrestles with a need to feel viral as well as be a decent man. Throughout all these struggles, he talks about his inner thoughts to the audience. This extensive use of the monologue shows that this was originally a play and the film takes place almost exclusively in Ewell's apartment. However, later in the film, his sexy new neighbor (Marilyn Monroe) appears in his life and seems to offer him the ultimate temptation. How all this plays out is rather cute and is reminiscent of later films such as GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN--but it is a tad better and more enjoyable.
Had this film not co-starred Marilyn Monroe and had the whole "floating dress" scene not been included, then I doubt if anyone would have paid much attention to this small film. Now this isn't to say it's a bad film--it's rather likable. However, given that 80% of the film is a monologue by Tom Ewell, it's highly unlikely the film would have received much publicity at all nor would it have been given such a large budget.
Worth seeing? Yes, but certainly not up to all the massive publicity heaped on the film in 1955 (the publicity campaign even included HUGE multi-story cutouts of Marilyn in the dress scene).
Had this film not co-starred Marilyn Monroe and had the whole "floating dress" scene not been included, then I doubt if anyone would have paid much attention to this small film. Now this isn't to say it's a bad film--it's rather likable. However, given that 80% of the film is a monologue by Tom Ewell, it's highly unlikely the film would have received much publicity at all nor would it have been given such a large budget.
Worth seeing? Yes, but certainly not up to all the massive publicity heaped on the film in 1955 (the publicity campaign even included HUGE multi-story cutouts of Marilyn in the dress scene).