darrell_romine Cash McCall is a fun and entertaining early 60s flick that, sad to say, doesn't cure cancer! James Garner and Natalie Wood are easy on the eyes and give passable performances for the genre. I think they had fun making this movie. There's a lot of eye candy, and lavish lifestyles from the 60s for us to enjoy. The business dealings are sharply delineated and remind one of the anti-corporation feelings that are in the news today. I am an Aviation Buff and the A-26 converted to an executive transport (as in an early Onmark Marksman)and the classic cars are a joy to watch. By the way, the A-26 is essentially the same aircraft that was used in "Always" with Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter. The thing to do is to munch some popcorn, grab a soda and watch a vintage American film that entertains and makes you smile. I think they used to call that a movie, not a catharsis or an epiphany. Enjoy !

adam-703-808689 Starts well with some very trendy opening credits for 1959, then it quickly establishes itself in cardboard Hollywoodland with lots of dialogue to tell the story. (It seems like Warner Brothers were trying to make a movie star out of James Garner, who was the lead in their TV western series 'Maverick', but they've confined him to a low budget and lashings of TV-type dialogue.) He's suitably smarmy as a dodgy businessman, but not particularly convincing, neither are the sets. Much attention from wardrobe and make-up departments is lavished on Natalie Wood (his love interest) and she looks gorgeous. Her father Dean Jagger is supposed to be a successful businessman who has built up a plastics business from nothing, but he plays it (as written) like a sweet old uncle. Henry Jones is nicely ironic, and Nina Foch, as always, is delightful. There's a flashback encounter between Natalie and James: they meet at a dance in Maine; later she suddenly appears in Maine cabin, soaked from the torrential rain outside, he goes into the bathroom to get her a robe, and she takes off all her clothes - knowing that he's coming back. He sees her, likes what he sees; she's humiliated, puts on the robe, and dashes back into the rain, later claiming that he made her feel 'cheap'. Very silly. The rest of the film is not silly, just dull: well-paced business dealings, some romance,some pithy lines and tons of talk, in a completely artificial world.

William Kucharski This is a great, fun film with the feel of similar films of the era such as 1962's "That Touch of Mink," whose plot bears more than a passing resemblance to this film's.James Garner is great as usual, as is the radiant Natalie Wood. Dean Jagger's performance as the plastic company patriarch strikes just the right note and Henry Jones does his usual excellent job as the somewhat smarmy assistant.But one of the real stars of the film is its 1960 decor. It really sets the period but also has a very distinctive look that is now considered retro-"atomic chic" with more than a little "Googie" thrown in.I've no idea why this film hasn't been released on DVD (it's perfect for anamorphic DVD at a 1.85:1 aspect ratio). If you don't want to rent or purchase the VHS tape, your only recourse is to await its very infrequent showings on cable (most recently on Encore's "Love" channel some six or so years ago.)

Stefan Kahrs In many respects this looks like a 1980s film that has been moved through a hole in the time/space continuum into 1959. From a cynical 1990s perspective, much of it is probably a touch too sweet, especially the romance, but the way high-flying business is portrayed was way ahead of its time. It is very much as we would find it in mid-1980s films such as Wall Street or Other People's Money. In case some of the dialogue/monologue sounds familiar: Pretty Woman seems to have "borrowed" significant chunks.