An ensemble comedy set in an apartment building from 1951. A husband & wife have decided to buy an apartment building to get their lives going. She, June Haver, did all the research & made the deal while her hubby, played by William Lundigan, was finishing up his stint in the army. The usual ups & downs of building ownership ensue (the pluses are the building's full up w/the minuses being a string of endless repairs culminating in the news some major electrical work needs to be done or the property will be condemned) w/a motley group of tenants keeping the young owners hopping. They take a shine to one tenant, played by Frank Fay, who unbeknownst to them is a Lothario bilking money out of lonely old ladies but when he meets a mother/daughter in the building, he's found his true love calling. When the FBI comes looking for him (already setting Haver's antennae buzzing since he may be using an assumed name), Haver is determined to suss him out especially after he announces a business trip but when the couple find themselves dancing & dining at a fancy dig, Fay is there romancing another potential mark. Meanwhile one of Lundigan's old army buddies needs a place to stay & he gladly offers up an space which leaves Haver surprised expecting a man only to find none other than Marilyn Monroe as their new tenant. W/the authorities & slighted marks closing in on Fay's location, the comedic hi-jinks come fast & furious as Fay is finally pinched by the law but gives Lundigan (a struggling writer) an opportunity to write his exploits & hopefully bag himself some cash to fix the condemned property before they have to sell it at a loss. Adapted by I. A. L Diamond from Scott Corbett's novel, the future constant Billy Wilder collaborator (scripting 2 other Monroe outings, Monkey Business & Some Like it Hot, considered the best comedy ever made) shows his wry & pointed dialogue in full force w/Fay's flowery verbiage a joy to hear & giving the game cast, including future Tonight Show host, Jack Paar, here playing the couple's lawyer friend, some choice one liners.
