"I think that Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was a fairy tale made up by women", suave David Niven tells old rival Art Carney as they investigate which one of them is the grandfather of Kimberley Partridge. The orphaned granddaughter of someone they both had an affair with years ago (granny and mama now deceased) is being squired around in a yacht near Monte Carlo with her stern but loveable nanny (Maggie Smith). The motive for their interest in Partridge is simple: money.
A third teaming for Niven and Smith is an unfortunately unknown, hard to find comedy that I never thought I'd get to see. It features Lionel Jeffries in a small part, but he steals those brief moments. Both Niven and Carney are a delightful odd couple, the original grumpy old men, and they have great charisma together.
Smith is quite understated, and yet as funny as ever. Catherine Hicks as a very chatty model gets laughs without really trying. Sadly Niven's last film, made near where he lived, and he doesn't allow his ailment to stop him from being as dashing as expected. Nicely directed by Bryan Forbes who did a good job of keeping Partridge from being too cutesy, and she stops just short of turning Bridget into a cloying nuisance.
A third teaming for Niven and Smith is an unfortunately unknown, hard to find comedy that I never thought I'd get to see. It features Lionel Jeffries in a small part, but he steals those brief moments. Both Niven and Carney are a delightful odd couple, the original grumpy old men, and they have great charisma together.
Smith is quite understated, and yet as funny as ever. Catherine Hicks as a very chatty model gets laughs without really trying. Sadly Niven's last film, made near where he lived, and he doesn't allow his ailment to stop him from being as dashing as expected. Nicely directed by Bryan Forbes who did a good job of keeping Partridge from being too cutesy, and she stops just short of turning Bridget into a cloying nuisance.