Rosalind Russell enrolls in a lonely hearts service, and after a correspondence meets Douglas Fairbanks Jr. They both appear to be well-to-do, but cracks soon appear in their facades. Meanwhile, cops Ross Martin and Michael Murphy are trying to figure out who has been killing wealthy old women.
Fairbanks and Miss Russell play their roles in a manner that suggests every word they utter is planned and pitched to deceive, clearly intended -- along with the title -- to let the viewer know that both leads are lying. It's a well-made TV movie, directed by Jay Sandrich, with old-timers Kent Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan joining the cast, clearly calculated as a nostalgia festival for an older audience. Miss Russell never appeared in another role on the big or little screen. She died four years later.
Fairbanks and Miss Russell play their roles in a manner that suggests every word they utter is planned and pitched to deceive, clearly intended -- along with the title -- to let the viewer know that both leads are lying. It's a well-made TV movie, directed by Jay Sandrich, with old-timers Kent Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan joining the cast, clearly calculated as a nostalgia festival for an older audience. Miss Russell never appeared in another role on the big or little screen. She died four years later.