jotix100 New York is a magnet for a lot of people that are trying to make it in the Big Apple. The 1950s saw a lot of young Americans that wanted to find their way in the world, as was the case of Meg Wheeler, who comes to the city with the idea that success is just a step away. The city was teeming with white collar jobs in all kinds of fields.Little prepares Meg for her arrival at the old Pennsilvania Station. As soon as she goes to ask directions, her luggage disappears! In spite of that rude welcome, Meg gets over that initial bad experience and settles in an all women hotel where she makes friends who come to her rescue providing a wardrobe so she can be presentable for her job interviews.It's not hard for her to find a receptionist job in a sweater manufacturer's shop. The boss knowing Meg has a fine feminine figure wants her to display some of the things he is selling. Meg has her share of men that want to take advantage of her, notably, Ross Tayford, who sees an easy prey, but who is in for a big surprise! Meg who has fallen for Evan Doughton, realizes that in comparison with his older brother, Miles, he is not the man for her. Meg and Miles develop a mutual attraction that proves Meg's heart was conquered by the more mature Miles.The film is made more enjoyable by the presence of a disarming Shirley MacLaine who was fairly new to the cinema, yet, she showed she had a tremendous appeal in everything she played. David Niven is seen as Miles, the older man who falls head over heels with the beautiful Meg. Gig Young and Rod Taylor appear as Meg's pursuers and both are charming. Jim Backus also contributes to the film's success as Meg's boss.Charles Walters directed with sure hand and created a fun film that is entertaining and fun to watch.

arbarnes It is a long time since I have sat alone and laughed out loud at a film, but this one made me chuckle, chortle and hoot enough times to make it an immediate success in my mind. Most of my laughter was because of Shirley MacLaine, who gives a wonderful performance -not as quirky as she is in many of her other films of this period, but full of fabulous subtleties in facial expression, tone of voice, body language and screen expression. Being a big fan of David Niven too, I was delighted to see how good the chemistry between him and MacLaine was -he often plays a little bewildered to her forthrightness, and is a perfect match to her good-meaning clumsiness ..always the gentlemen! The other actors give great performances ..especially Gig Young, and the film is superbly cast right down to the smallest one-liner part: they all have their little moments and are allowed to shine, which adds to the enjoyment of the film. The story swings along nicely and is thoroughly enjoyable, even though you know where its going ..but that may be part of its charm.

rderrico What I like about this movie is that the lead character, Meg Wheeler, is innocent and remains innocent. She doesn't look stupid for fighting to keep her virtue and in the end, others respect her for it. Also, society seemed to uphold that and support it. Her girlfriends kept an eye on her and gave her sound advice. The "easy" women didn't come off looking good in this movie at all and the playboys looked superficial. This is a movie I think I will show to my youth group. If only there were more movies like this. How far society has gone since these days. Meg at one point said she came from a line of six generations where the Wheeler women waited before marriage and she wasn't about to stop that trend. Unlike movies like "Grease" where the naive girl becomes just like everybody else (and there's a long, long list of movies that do this, "Dirty Dancing," etc., I felt even better about Meg at the end. Naive doesn't have to mean stupid. Here, there's a strength in her innocence. Well acted, good writing, solid story.

Richard-52 I forget how damned cute Shirley MacLaine used to be! I saw her in The Trouble with Harry, and loved her, and she is great in this one too! David Niven is wonderfully droll, and the sentimentality of the movie is fun too. Funny, how accepted sexual harassment was in the late fifties...Different world today!