A maligned entry in the career of Howard Hawks but it's bright and colourful with a sense of relaxed camraderie that is winning.Paula Prentiss has this friend (Maria Perschy). who goes along who probably isn't really needed script wise but jokes around and is fun. They probably should have given Hudson a similar friend instead of that random boss figure.
There's some dated jokes about a local who pretends to be a Native American, bright colour, Prentiss is a delight, Hudson is amiable even though his role was clearly meant for Cary Grant and he plays it like Cary Grant (the slow burn, being pursued by a woman). Charlene Holt - like Perschy, a Hawks discovery - is Hudson's fiancee who is never much of a threat.
The whole film has a nice vibe to it.
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