Movie #158 "Happy Anniversary" is supposed to be one of those 1950's on the edge comedies, with David Niven as a "tipsy" husband (well, that's the way TCM described him) married to Mitzi Gaynor (? whoever thought that would work) with daughter Patty Duke (she's about 9 or 10) who announces to everyone on some t.v. show that her parents had premarital relations-----"whatever that is, " she says to the audience in dismay.... why anyone would think any of this is funny is beyond me. I ordinarily LOVE David Niven even in bad movies, but put him with the rest of the people in this, drinking all the time and slurring his words or just kissing Mitzi Gaynor's neck, with a script that gives him very little otherwise to do, makes a wreck of a film. I usually love older movies, but this one is embarrassing to watch so my recommendation is: don't bother watching this one! See "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" instead. Or "Bishop's Wife" or "Seaparate Tables" or any other David Niven movie!
I give it 2 stars.
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