ksf-2 DND begins with Janet (Doris Day... with her Doris Day hairdo and her Doris Day giggle) attempting to pay for a London cab ride, but hasn't yet figured out the money. She argues with hubby Mike (Rod Taylor), a foreshadowing of the bickering and troubles that always seem to come in a Doris Day film. Astute viewers will recognize the landlord "Vanessa" to be Hermione Badderly, the housekeeper from "Maude". DD and Taylor would also make "Glass Bottom Boat" the following year; This was pretty much during her prime acting years, when she also made all those films with Rock Hudson. Day had also just made Please Don't Eat the Daisies, which if I recall correctly, had a VERY similar plot.... where to live when the husband gets a new job. All the arguing they are doing leads Janet to believe that Mike is fooling around, so things go downhill from there. Directed by Ralph Levy, who did mostly TV; this was one of the two films he directed. It's a slow simmer, but not bad. The good thing about THIS one is that DD doesn't burst into song every couple minutes. Currently showing on netflix.

ianlouisiana I'm afraid the title - sequence sets the tone for "Do not disturb". Shoddy,clichéd,badly thought - out and not funny. The establishing shot of London,England is accompanied by a faux Nelson Riddle arrangement of "Rule Brittania",we see Miss Day make her entrance in a London,England Taxi Cab,to be met at the kerb by a London,England,Bobby who wears his helmet strap as if he fears it might blow off.We have some amusing dialogue about how confusing English money is before she pays eight shillings and sixpence,assisted by an English City Gent and a "cockney" cab driver.O.K.,enough already,we're in England. Just to make sure we get it,the same cab turns up outside Doris's big house in rural Kent (Nah,Guv,no can do,it's outside the twelve mile limit). She and hubby Mr R.Taylor(not at all comfortable) have a nice Morgan which neither can drive,and nearly every car on England's roads seems to be a pastel - shaded MGB Roadster. Miss H.Baddeley is as you might expect as the posh owner of dear Doris's house. We have long drawn - out Foxhunting jokes,misunderstandings between Doris and Rod,and an obligatory drunk scene before it all ends happily. Co - produced by Doris's hubby,"Do not disturb" should have been left to "proper" film makers who might have been able to breathe a bit of life into it. As it is,it sinks weighed down by its mediocrity.Sorry,Doris.

m-leschack I taped this movie off of American Movie Classics and its certainly one of her top movies. She is certainly not the virgin goddess we are used to seeing. It tells a truth about marriage in the early sixties before womens liberation. Rod Taylor is excellent as the no nonsense businessman who also knows how to charm but forgets that he has to balance his business life with his married life to the very charming and sexy Doris Day. She is as charming here as in the Glass Bottom Boat which has been released on DVD. This one has it all jealousy, sensuality, an excellent script and good casting. Doris Day needs to fend off the boredom that comes with being the lady of the house. She charms the men and she charms the children and she charms the animals. These Americans in London are the exact opposite of the ugly Americans. You will like this one if you can get your hands on it.

s007davis Warning: This review may contain spoilers.The premise for DO NOT DISTURB sounds like a good one for a Doris Day romp. An All-American newlywed couple in London experience trouble when he spends too much time at the office with his attractive secretary so she flirts with a Continental charmer. Through a series of merry misunderstandings and comical mishaps everything works out and the couple lives happily ever after. If DO NOT DISTURB had the smooth direction of Michael Gordon and the witty screenwriting of Stanley Shapiro(the same team who worked on Miss Day's megahit PILLOW TALK), DO NOT DISTURB would have been a classic. Instead, DO NOT DISTURB receives direction from Ralph Levy who served primarily as a TV director of sitcoms such as I LOVE LUCY. Levy does what he can but ultimately he and the cast are let down by the script. DO NOT DISTURB starts out with a fun cartoon title sequence animated by DePatie-Freling(THE PINK PANTHER) accompanied by a memorable title tune warbled by the film's leading lady. The film reasonably amuses for the 1st act but tends to sag during the midsection when Miss Day heads off to Paris(and trouble) with Sergio Fantoni(THE PRIZE, ESTHER AND THE KING). Things do pick up when Miss Day heads off to a wool manufacturers convention at a swanky Paris hotel(the set used for it looks suspiciously like Captain von Trapp's home in THE SOUND OF MUSIC which was made by 20th Century-Fox the same year)where she pretends to be her husband's(Rod Taylor) "secretary". In the process she ends up impressing the host(Leon Askin) by becoming the life of the party. This sequence(including the band abruptly alternating between mid-1960s twisting and Viennese waltzes at the whim of the Austrian wool magnate) is the funniest and most satisfying section of the film.DO NOT DISTURB is pleasant enough and Rod Taylor(THE BIRDS, 36 HOURS) makes a worthy leading man for Miss Day. Their chemistry is delightful. There is also terrific support from veteran character actors Hermione Baddeley(who was also in Miss Day's 1960 vehicle MIDNIGHT LACE that like DO NOT DISTURB deals with a young wife in London) and Reginald Gardiner. Also, Day fans will like the injokes where children ask her if she knows Cary Grant and Rock Hudson, in reality her 2 most famous co-stars. But it's never as fun, well-crafted, memorable or as inspired as some of her other vehicles such as MOVE OVER DARLING and TEACHER'S PET. She and Taylor would be better served by their next vehicle together, comedy veteran Frank Tashlin's classic THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT.Bottom line: For diehard Day fans only. Rating: 5 out of 10.