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The Naked Truth (1957)

My rating: 6/10

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The Saint: The Art Collectors (5.18, ITC, 1967)

"I don't understand you, Mr. Templar."

"Why, it isn't that I object to doing the fair thing, it's just that I don't like being forced to do it at gunpoint."

#the saint #the art collectors #1967 #itc #leslie charteris #michael pertwee #roy ward baker #roger moore #ann bell #peter bowles #geoffrey bayldon #nadja regin #james maxwell #philo hauser #richard shaw #garfield morgan #bryan kendrick #i actually have seen this one before but for some reason literally the only part i remembered was Simon eating a sandwich during an escape #attempt (it's a nice little character moment in a very playful episode). we're in france with priceless paintings and would be thieves #so this feels very traditional‚ very reminiscent of the black and white series. we've another great cast‚ headed by the lovely Ann Bell #and she's reunited with her 3.17 costar James Maxwell!! they're not on the same side this time tho... JM also having a great deal of fun as #a German pretending to be French pretending to be Geoffrey Bayldon‚ and the look he conjures as Simon rips off his fake beard is really #quite something. and then there's Peter Bowles and Garfield Morgan... these casts are getting very impressive! the plot here isn't the #tightest tbh‚ with a little too much repetitive back and forth with the paintings‚ but it's a lighter‚ fluffier episode and that's always #welcome. it is telling that the conclusion of the episode has Simon supporting the Russian's claim on the da Vinci paintings and helping #to get them returned to their 'rightful home' in a Russian museum; with the original owner dead and with no descendants wouldn't it make #just as much sense to return the paintings to Italy?? idk #oh!! i almost forgot!! Simon uses the stick figure calling card for what im pretty certain is the first time in the series (it's generally #only been used to frame him so far or perhaps once to frame himself to go undercover or something) but yeah he does it for real!

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

The art department, pacing and even the songs in this rompy and raucous comedy musical are pretty fun! It makes for an enjoyable 90 minutes, even if it’s not entirely my thing (especially given it’s pretty sexist to put it lightly). Still, for the time. It’s okay! 6/10.

It Started in Naples (1960). Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an eight-year old little boy named Nando, who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio.

This is a bit of a nothing rom-com that’s really elevated by it’s exceptional use of colour, costume and design. Sophia Loren is charming, but you really get the sense that Clark Gable is dialing it in. It’s light, and fluffy though, and not a bad way to spend 90 minutes. 6/10.

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